THE PEAR. 



530 



Reading. 



RETOUR DE ROME. Van Mons. 



Fruit medium, oblate, very much depressed, obscurely pyri- 

 form, angular. Skin yellowish, blotched with russet, and 

 thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk short, and stout at 

 its insertion in a small inclined cavity. Calyx partially closed, 

 in a round narrow basin. Flesh whitish, coarse, granular, 

 melting, juicy, with a rich vinous flavour, slightly astringent. 

 September. 



