THE PEAR. 879 



WELBECK BERGAMOT. 

 Hepworth. 



Fruit above medium, roundish, uneven in outline, bossed about the 

 stalk, lemon yellow, blush of light crimson in the sun, and thickly 

 sprinkled with large russet specks. Calyx small, open. Basin shallow. 

 "Flesh white, rather coarse-grained, half melting, juicy, sweet, without 

 flavor. November. (Hogg.) 



WELLINGTON. 



Raised by Wellington, Braintree, Mass., and first shown before 



the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1864. 



Fruit large, oblong obovate obtuse pyriform. Skin clear pale yellow, 

 clouded with green. Stalk very short. Calyx open, with short, stiff, 

 slightly incurved segments. Basin shallow. Flesh yellowish white, lit- 

 tle coase, juicy, melting, sweet, with a peculiar aroma. November. 

 (Hov. Mag.) 



WENDELL. 



A seedling of Yan Mons', named in honor of Dr. H. Wendell, 

 Albany, N. Y. Tree vigorous, upright. 



Fruit rather small, roundish pyriform, pale yellow, shaded in sun 

 with crimson, and sprinkled with dots. Calyx small, partially open. 

 Flesh whitish, fine-grained, juicy, melting, buttery, sweet, pleasant. 

 Good. September. 



WESTCOTT. 



A native of Rhode Island. Tree vigorous, an early bearer, very 

 productive. 



Fruit medium, irregular globular. Stalk long, curved, rather stout, 

 fleshy at its insertion, in a cavity of moderate depth, with a lip. Calyx 

 very small, in a shallow furrowed basin. Color light yellow, with 

 numerous gray dots. Flesh white, juicy, nearly melting, coarse, granu- 

 lar, sweet, and agreeable. Good. September, October. 



WETMORE. 



Raised by E. B. Wetmore, Westmoreland, N. Y. Tree upright, 

 vigorous. Young wood reddish yellow brown. 



Fruit small, roundish oval. Skin pale yellow, with nettings and 

 patches of russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, 

 slender, set in a small cavity, sometimes by a lip. Calyx open. Seg- 

 ments short, erect. Basin shallow, slightly corrugated. Flesh white, 

 juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic. Good to very good. October. 



WHARTON'S EARLY. 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous. Young wood olive yellowish brown. 



Fruit medium size, obovate oblong acute pyriform. Skin pale yel- 

 low, traces of russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk long, 

 curved, rather slender, set in a slight cavity, sometimes by a lip. Calyx 

 open. Segments short, erect. Basin small, uneven. Flesh whitish, 

 juicy, melting, sweet, slightly musky. Good or very good. August. 



