Descriptions of Six varieties of Pears. 335 



40. Verte Longue. Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Ed. 



Mouille bouche \ 



Muscat Fleure > According to Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d. Ed. 



New Autumn. ) 



Mouth Water of some English authors. 



Long Green, of many collections. 



The Long Green, as this pear {fg. 20) is usually called, 

 is a variety tolerably well known in many collections, is 



FHg: 20. Verte Longue Pear. 



much esteemed for its melting and juicy qualities, and de- 

 serves a place in every garden of any extent. Its very deep 

 green skin, even when fully mature, renders it familiar, and 

 easily detected among other varieties. 



Size, medium, three inches long, and two inches in diam- 

 eter : Form, pyramidal, contracted above the middle, and 

 gradually tapering to the stem, which appears a continuation 

 of the fruit : Skin, smooth, uniformly green, and regularly 

 covered with dark green specks : Stem, short, about one inch 



