THE PEAR. 541 



ROPES. 



Origin, garden of Mr. Ropes, Salem, Mass. 



Fruit medium, obovate, tapering towards each end. Colour 

 cinnamon russet, slightly tinged with red on the sunny side. 

 Stem short, in an inclined cavity. Calyx small, open, basin 

 shallow. Flesh yellowish, coarse, melting and juicy. Flavour 

 sugary, and good, with a rich perfume. October, November. 

 (Hov. Mag.) 



ROSABIRNE. 



Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin russet, on green ground, be- 

 coming somewhat yellow when ripe. Stalk variable in its in- 

 sertion, sometimes in a small cavity. Calyx partially closed, 

 set in a medium basin. Flesh melting, juicy, rich, and vinous ; 

 slightly astringent, resembles Brown Beurre. Ripens middle 

 of October. 



ROUSSELET VANDERWECKEN. Gregoire. 



A pyramidal tree, of medium vigour, but very productive. 



Fruit small, varying in form from Doyenne to Bergamotte. 

 Skin yellow at time of maturity. Flesh white, fine, melting; 

 juice abundant, sugary, and strongly aromatic, like that of the 

 Rousselet. Fruit quite of first quality, and ripe first of Novem- 

 ber. (An. Pom.) 



ROUSSELET STUTTGART. 



Tree a vigorous, upright grower, both on pear and quince. 



Fruit below medium, conic, or pyramidal. Skin greenish, 

 with a red or brownish cheek, and sprinkled with brown and 

 green dots. Stalk rather long, curved, enlarged at its insertion, 

 generally without depression. Calyx open, basin shallow. Flesh 

 rather coarse, juicy, half melting, with a sweet, rich flavour, 

 partaking largely of the spicy aroma that belongs to the family 

 of Rousselets. Often rots at the core. Ripe last of August. 



SAINT GERMAIN, BRANDE'S. 



Tree a slow grower, with slender branches. 



Fruit of medium size, oval, narrowing towards both ends. 

 Skin yellowish-green. Flesh melting, juicy, with a rich and 

 excellent flavour. November and December. 



SALISBURY SEEDLING. 



A native of Western New York. Tree vigorous. 



Fruit depressed-pyriform. Skin rotfgh, somewhat covered 

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

 and thick, inserted by a fleshy ring. Calyx closed, in a deep, 

 uneven basin. Flesh coarse, and of not much claim to excel- 

 ;ence so far as proved. Ripe October, 



