562 THE PEAR. 



Cumberland, Rhode Island. The tree is very thrifty, hardy, 

 and a regular bearer. The shoots are long, upright, stout, 

 greenish-yellow. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate, inclining to oval. Skin 

 smooth and glossy, bright yellow, dotted with brown points. 

 Stalk an inch and a quarter long, rather stout, inserted with lit 

 tie or no depression. Calyx small, open and firm, set in a shal- 

 low basin. Flesh very white, juicy, melting, sweet and rich, 

 with a slight perfume. October to December. 



WINTER SECKEL. 



Origin, near Fredericksburg, Va. ; introduced by H. R. 

 Roby. 



Fruit medium, regularly formed, obovate. Skin dull yellow- 

 ish-brown, somewhat russeted, with a red cheek. Stalk long, 

 slender, curved. Flesh white, fine grained, buttery, very juicy, 

 melting, with a very rich, sweet, aromatic flavour. February. 

 (H. R. Roby.) 



WREDOW. C. Hort. A. 



Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, turbinate, inclining to pyriform. Skin 

 russet, on greenish-yellow ground. Stalk long, inserted with- 

 out cavity. Calyx small and open ; basin very shallow. Flesh 

 buttery, juicy, melting, with a very rich, vinous flavour. Sep- 

 tember, October. 



ZEPHIRIN GREGOIRE. Gregoire. 



Tree moderately vigorous, very productive. Fruit medium, 

 nearly as broad as long, turbinate, remotely pyriform, slightly 

 angular. Skin greenish-yellow, slightly shaded with fawn, and 

 thickly covered with green and russet dots. Flesh white, fine, 

 buttery, juicy, melting, with a sweet, highly perfumed flavour. 

 November, December. 



ZEPHIRIN Louis GREGOIRE. Gregoire. 



Raised by Gregoire. Tree of moderate growth, produc- 

 tive. 



Fruit of medium size, turbinate. Skin yellow, with a crim- 

 son cheek, and slightly russeted about the stalk, which is short 

 and thick, inserted in a small cavity. Eye small, basin shallow. 

 Flesh white, melting, very juicy, and delicately perfumed. De- 

 cember. (Al. Pom.) 



ZOAR BEAUTY. Elliott. 



Zoar Seedling. 

 A native of Ohio. Tree vigorous, dark-brown shoots, an ear- 



