THE PEAE. 547 



lyx closed, basin small and uneven. Flesh yellowish, melting, 

 abounding in juice, somewhat coarse and granular, with a fine 

 rich, aromatic flavour. October. 



ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. 



Fruit small, like Martin Sec. Skin russet. Flesh sugary, 

 half melting, ripening in January. (Leroy's Cat.) 



ST. DOROTHEE. 

 Koyale Nouvelle. 



Of foreign origin. Tree vigorous. Fruit rather large, elon- 

 gated pyriform, angular. Skin greenish-yellow, slightly tinged 

 in the sun, and sprinkled with brown dots. Stalk long, curved, 

 inserted by a fleshy lip in a small cavity. Calyx open, seg- 

 ments rather large, recurved, set in a rather abrupt basin. Flesh 

 whitish, fine, juicy, melting, with a sugary, vinous, peculiarly 

 perfumed flavour. October. 



St Ghislain. 



ST. GHISLAIN. Thomp. 

 Quinnipiac. 



A most excellent Belgian pear, recently originated by M. 

 Dorlain, and introduced into the United States by S. G. Per- 

 kins, Esq., of Boston. When in perfection, it is of the highest 

 quality, but on some soils it is a little variable. The tree is re- 



