THE PEAR. 



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Gris d'Hiver.* (Beurre Gris d'Hiver Nouveau, or "Gray Winter 

 Beurre.") Size medium, obovate, or short Doyenne-form, obtuse ; 

 skin greenish, considerably russeted ; stalk thick, short, cavity 

 moderate, basin small ; flesh greenish, buttery, melting, very 

 juicy, rich, slightly sub-acid resembling in flavor the Beurre 

 d'Aremberg, but rather richer and less acid. Early winter. 

 Shoots purplish-red, leaves curled. French. Fig. 677. 



Jean de Witte. Size medium, flattened, obovate; stalk short, 

 slightly sunk; basin small, calyx closed; skin yellowish green, 

 partly russeted; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet, rich. De- 

 cember. 



Jones. (Jones' Seedling.) Size medium or small, Bloodgood- 

 shaped, or obovate, remotely pyriform ; surface rich yellow russet ; 

 stalk an inch or an inch and a fourth in length, variable in thick- 

 ness, fleshy at insertion, not sunk ; basin shallow; flesh yellowish, 

 melting, of fine flavor. Ripens late autumn and early winter. 

 Shoots divergingand ascending. Origin, Kingsessing, near Phila- 

 delphia. Productive and valuable. Fig. 733. 



733. Jones' Seedling. FIG. 734. Gregoire. 



FIG. 735. Easter Beurre". FIG. 736. Lawrence. FIG. 737. Winter Nelis. 



Kieffer. Tree remarkably vigorous and very productive ; fruit 

 large to very large, oval, narrowing toward both ends ; skin rich 

 yellow, with a handsome red cheek in the South ; flesh usually 

 somewhat coarse, juicy, good to poor. Late fall to late winter. 

 A cross between Bartlett a.nd the Chinese Sand Pear. The 

 beauty, vigor, and productiveness of this variety have estab- 

 lished it as the most popular market variety of the country. It is 

 excellent for canning, and is grown largely for that purpose. 

 Unless properly ripened the quality of the fresh fruit is low; 

 but if ripened slowly in a dark place it develops a good flavor. 



