540 THE PEAR. 



RICHARDS. 



Origin, Wilmington, Delaware. Fruit rather large, obovate, 

 oblate, pyriform. Skin yellow, with, numerous small russet dots. 

 Stalk of medium length, curved, inserted by a fleshy ring in a 

 slight depression. Calyx partially closed, basin very small. 

 Flesh buttery, juicy, melting, granulated, with a sweet, pleasant, 

 vinous flavour. Eipens first of October. 



RIDELLE'S. Bivort. 

 BeurrS Audusson. Thomp. Poire Ritelle. 

 Tree of moderate vigour, reddish-brown shoots. Productive. 

 Fruit medium, oblate, turbinate, remotely pyriform. Skin 

 yellow, covered nearly all over with bright red. Stalk short, 

 fleshy at its insertion by a lip. Calyx open, in a very shallow 

 basin. Flesh not very fine, rather juicy, not melting or deli- 

 cate in flavour. September. 



ROE'S BERGAMOTTE. 



Raised by William Roe, Newburgh, N. Y. Tree moderately 

 vigorous, very productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, or Bergamotte-shaped, somewhat angu- 

 lar and irregular. Skin smooth, yellow, with minute yellow 

 dots in the shade, mottled and clouded with red on the sunny 

 side. Stalk short, inserted in a narrow, abrupt cavity. Calyx 

 small, with short stiff segments, set in a narrow basin. Flesh 

 rather coarse, melting, with a sweet, rich, brisk, well perfumed 

 flavour. Core large. The flavour of this excellent new pear is 

 extremely like Gansel's Bergamotte, but much more sugary, 

 September. 



ROUSSELET ESPEREN. 



Rousselet Double. Esperen. 



Tree very vigorous, and very productive. Fruit pyriform, 

 turbinate, largest at its middle. Skin lemon yellow at maturi- 

 ty, strongly pointed with reddish -grey and white dots, and co- 

 vered with russet around calyx and stalk. Flesh whitish, half 

 fine, half melting, juicy, sugary, vinous and perfumed. Ripens 

 well, and is long in use. September. (Al. Pom.) 



ROUSSELET ENFANT PRODIGUE. Van Mons. 



Enfant Prodigue. Bivort. 



One of Van Mons' seedlings. Tree vigorous, productive. 

 Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin thick and rough, green, co- 

 vered with russet, sometimes with a sunny cheek. Stalk of me- 

 dium length, in an inclined cavity. Calyx large, basin shallow. 

 Flesh greenish-white, juicy, granular, with a first rate, vinous 

 flavour, very much resembling Brown Beurre, but more sugary; 

 highly perfumed with musk. October, November. 



