770 THE PEAK? 



GANSEL'S SECKEL. 



Raised by Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston, England. Growth much 

 like Seckel, although with a more rough bark. Young shoots dull olive 

 brown. 



Fruit medium or small, oblate, much depressed. Skin yellow, 

 rough, and uneven, mostly covered with thin russet. Stalk short and 

 stout, inserted in a broad, shallow cavity. Calyx closed, set in a broad, 

 deep basin. Flesh coarse, buttery, juicy, melting, slightly vinous, with 

 a rich aromatic perfumed flavor. Very good. November. 



GARDEN PEAR. 

 Poire du Jardin. 



An old variety, valued for cooking. 



Fruit large, roundish obovate, yellow or yellow green, with a blush of 

 broken stripes, red in sun. Flesh rather coarse, gritty at the core, 

 sweet. December. 



GENDESHEIM. 

 Verlaine. Verlaine d'Ete. Gendebien. 



A Flemish Pear, of not very good quality. 



Fruit small, obovate obtuse pyriform, pale greenish yellow, a little 

 russet. Flesh rather gritty near the core, elsewhere buttery. Hardly 

 good. October and November. 



GENERAL BOSQUET. 



Of French origin. 



Fruit medium size, ovate acute pyriform, greenish, thickly sprinkled 

 with green and brown dots. Stalk long, rather slender, curved, set with- 

 out cavity. Calyx with stiff, erect segments. Basin small, corrugated. 

 Flesh white, tender, juicy. Good. September. 



GENERAL CANROBERT. 



A French Pear. 



Fruit medium size, ovate acute pyriform, greenish, with traces of 

 russet and many brown dots. Stalk inclined, fleshy at junction. Calyx 

 open. Flesh yellowish, buttery, not juicy or melting, without flavor. 

 Hardly good. November. 



GENERAL DE LOURMEL. 



Of French origin. 



Fruit small to medium, roundish, greenish brown in sun, with 

 patches and traces of russet, especially at apex, and many brown dots. 

 Stalk variable, sometimes stout, and again long and curved. Calyx 

 open. Segments long, recurved. Basin uneven. Flesh juicy, half 

 melting, sweet. Good. November. 



GENERAL DUTILLEUL. 



Of Belgian origin. 



Fruit below medium or small, oblong ovate pyriform, pale yel- 



