730 THE PEAR. 



CROSS. 



Originated on the premises of Mr. Cross, of Newburyport, Mass. 

 Branches rather slender, of slow growth. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish oblate. Skin smooth, deep yellow, 

 with a red cheek, and marked with numerous russet dots, and patches 

 of russet around the eye. Stalk planted in a slight depression. Flesh 

 coarse, white, melting, juicy, and sweet. Good. In eating from the 

 last of November to the middle of January, but chiefly in December. 



CROUCH. 



Originated at Colchester, Conn. Tree vigorous. Young wood dull 

 yellow brown. 



Fruit below medium size, roundish inclining to oblate. Skin pale 

 yellow, considerably netted and patched with russet, many russet dots. 

 Stalk slender, curved. Calyx open. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, 

 sweet, pleasant. Good. Early September. 



CUMBERLAND. 



A native fruit, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. 



Fruit rather large, obovate pyriform. Skin orange yellow, pale red 

 cheek. Flesh white, buttery, and tolerably juicy. Good. September 

 and October. 



GUSHING. 



The Gushing is a native of Massachusetts, having originated on the 

 grounds of Colonel Washington Gushing, of Hingham, about forty years 

 ago. It is a very sprightly Pear, and, like many of our native varieties, 

 it produces most abundant crops. Branches rather slender, diverging^ 

 olive yellow brown. 



Fruit medium size, obovate, tapering rather obliquely to the stem. 

 Skin smooth, light greenish yellow, sprinkled with small gray dots, and 

 occasionally a dull red cheek. Stalk an inch long, planted in an abrupt 

 cavity. Calyx rather small, set in a basin of moderate size. Flesh white, 

 fine-grained, buttery, melting, sweet, sprightly, perfumed. Good. 

 Middle of September. 



DALLAS. 



Raised by Governor Edwards, of New Haven, Conn. Tree upright, 

 vigorous. Young wood reddish brown. A profitable Pear to grow, as 

 it produces abundantly and keeps long after gathering. 



Fruit rather large, ovate obtuse pyriform. Skin yellow, with a 

 sunny cheek, thickly sprinkled with crimson and russet dots. Stalk 

 large, long, inserted by a slight lip in a very moderate cavity. Calyx 

 open. Basin shallow, corrugated. Flesh buttery, juicy, with a sweet, rich, 

 pleasant aromatic flavor. Very good. Ripe October and November. 



DANA'S HOVEY. 

 Raised by Francis Dana, of Roxbury, Mass. Tree vigorous, hardy, 



