THE PEAR. 575 



GUSTIN'S SUMMER. 



Fruit small, roundish. Skin yellow. Flesh white sweet, with- 

 out much flavour. First of September. 



HARBISON'S LARGE FALL. 

 Rushmore's Bon Chretien. 



Fruit Large, pale yellow. Great bearer. Fine old baking 

 pear, but not a table fruit. 



NEWTOWN VIRGALIEU. 



Native of Long Island, a baking pear. November and De- 

 cember. 



HESSEL. Thomp. 

 Hazel 



A Scotch pear, very productive. Fruit small, obovate. Skin 

 yellowish-green. Flesh whitish, juicy, of little or no value. 

 First of September. 



HUGUENOT. 



A fruit of second quality, originated by Mr. Johonnot, of 

 Salem. It bears abundantly, but is rather dry, and not worthy 

 of general cultivation. Young shoots strong, upright, yellow- 

 ish-brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish. Skin smooth, pale yellow, sprinkled 

 with large spots of bright-red. Flesh white, fine-grained, hall 

 breaking, sweet, but wanting in flavour and juice. October. 



HULL. Hov. Mag. 



Originated in the town of Swanzey, Mass. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate. Skin yellowish-green, a good 

 deal sprinkled with russet. Flesh white, a little coarse-grained, 

 but melting, juicy, with a sweet, slightly perfumed flavour. 



HUNT'S CONNECTICUT. 



An American fruit for kitchen use. Medium, oblate, yellow- 

 ish-green, coarse, dry, and sweet. 



IVES' WINTER. 



Raised by Prof. Ives, of New Haven. Fruit medium, depress- 

 ed, pyriform. Skin thick, yellowish, sprinkled with russet. 

 Stem large and long, in an abrupt cavity. Calyx open, in a 

 large basin. Flesh white, coarse, and granular. December. 



