486 THE PEAR. 



DALLAS. 



Raised by Governor Edwards of New Haven, Conn. Tree up- 

 right, vigorous, young wood thorny, reddish-brown. 



Fruit medium, oblate, obtuse-pyriform. Skin yellow, with a 

 sunny cheek, thickly sprinkled with crimson and russet dots. 

 Stalk large, long, inserted by a slight lip, in a very moderate 

 cavity. Calyx open, basin shallow, corrugated. Flesh buttery, 

 juicy, with a sweet, rich, pleasant flavour. Ripe October and 

 November. 



DANA'S No. 19. 



Raised by Francis Dana, of Roxbury, Mass. Fruit large, 

 obovate, swelling out at the base. Stalk of moderate length, in 

 serted in a rather slight depression. Skin yellow and thick. 

 Flesh white, tender, juicy, half melting, with a pleasant perfum- 

 ed flavour. November. (Hov. in Mag.) 



DANA'S No. 16. 



Raised by Francis Dana, of Roxbury, Mass. Fruit under 

 medium, obovate. Skin yellow russet, with dark russet specks. 

 Stem in a very slight depression. Calyx open, in a deep cavity. 

 Flesh yellowish-white, juicy, tender, sweet, high flavoured. 

 November. (Hov. in Mag.) 



DE BAVAY. Van Mons. 

 Poire de Bavay. 



Tree very vigorous, and productive. Fruit pyriform, rather 

 large. Skin yellow, with numerous grey dots. Stalk large, 

 slender, curved, inserted in a cavity. Calyx rather large, open, 

 basin small. Flesh juicy, melting, with a brisk vinous flavour. 

 September, October. 



DE LOUVAIN. Van Mons. 

 Poire de Louvain. Nois Lind. Bezy de Louvain. 



Raised by Van Mons in 1827. Fruit of medium size, obovate, 

 inclining to pyriform, and tapering to the stalk. Skin rather 

 uneven, clear light yellow, a little marked with russet, and dot- 

 ted with brown points, which take a ruddy tinge next the sun. 

 Stalk about an inch long, stout, inserted obliquely without de- 

 pression, or by the side of a fleshy lip. Calyx placed in a very 

 narrow, shallow basin. Flesh white, buttery, and melting, with 

 a rich, perfumed, and delicious flavour. Ripens the last of Sep- 

 tember, and keeps till November. 



