884 THE PEAR. 



rowing to the eye. Skin yellowish green. Flesh white, tender or soft, 

 coarse-grained, with a somewhat astringent juice. Rots at the core. 

 Last of August. 



WiNSHIP. 

 Winship Seedling. 



Originated in the nurseries of the Messrs. Winship, Brighton, Mass. 

 Tree vigorous. Young wood rich dull yellow reddish brown. 



Fruit medium size, oblong acute pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, 

 with traces and patches of russet. Stalk long, rather stout, and uneven. 

 Calyx large. Segments short, erect. Basin small, corrugated. Flesh 

 white, coarse, not juicy or melting. Poor. August. 



WINTER BONCHRETIEN. 



Bon Chretien d'Hiver. De Dos. 



Poire d'Angoise. De Fessea. 



Good Christian of "Winter. De Bon Crustemenien. 



Winter Good Christian. De Chretien. 



Bon Chretien de Constantinople. Bon Chretien de Tours. 



Panchresta. Bon Chretien de Vernon. 



Poire d'Apothecaire. Bon Chretien. 



Crustemenie. Bon Chretien d'Auch. 



A Tetine. De Saint-Martin. 



This is perhaps one of the oldest Pears known, having been de- 

 scribed in 1485. Its value is only for cooking. 



Fruit large, obovate obtuse pyriform. Skin dull yellow, tinge of 

 brown in the sun, and spriiiked with russet dots. Stalk medium. 

 Cavity small. Calyx open. Basin deep. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, 

 sweet, perfumed. December to March. 



WINTER NELIS. 



Nelis d'Hiver. Etourneau. 



Bonne de Malines. Bergamotte Thouin. 



Beurre de Malines. Colmar Nelis. 



La Bonne Malinaise. Thouin. 



Milanaise Cuvelier. Colmar d'Hiver. 



The Winter Nelis holds, in our estimation, nearly the same rank 

 among winter Pears that the Seckel does among the autumnal varieties. 

 It is a very hardy and thrifty tree, and bears regular crops of pears, 

 which always ripen well, and in succession. Branches diverging, rather 

 slender, dark reddish brown. It is a Flemish Pear, and was originated 

 by M. Nelis, of Mechlin. 



Fruit of medium size, or usually a little below it, roundish obovate, 

 narrowed-in near the stalk. Skin yellowish green at maturity, dotted 

 with gray russet, and a good deal covered with russet patches and 

 streaks, especially on the sunny side. Stalk an inch and a half long, 

 bent, and planted in a narrow cavity. Calyx open, with stiff, short di- 

 visions, placed in a shallow basin. Flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, 

 buttery, and very melting, abounding with juice of a rich, saccharine, 

 aromatic flavor. Best. In perfection in December, and keeps till the 

 middle of January. 



