298 Pomological Notices : 



rather short, pointed : Flesh, white, fine, buttery, melting 

 and juicy : Flavor, rich and sugary, with a peculiarly de- 

 licious perfume : Coi'e, large : Seeds, medium size, pale 

 brown. Ripe in September. 



The Washington is a pear of the first quality, and ranks 

 among our best native varieties. It is remarkably beauti- 

 ful, perhaps, in this respect, the handsomest pear yet origi- 

 nated in this country : its clear yellow skin, dotted with 

 red and russet points, and its blushing cheek, render it 

 preeminent. The tree grows vigorously, but does not at- 

 tain a large size ; and is an abundant bearer. In some soils 

 the pears are rather small, but in several collections, par- 

 ticularly in Salem, from whence we have been favored 

 with many specimens, they are remarkably fine. We can 

 with Mr. Manning recommend it as every way worthy 

 of extensive cultivation. 



29. Cabot. Book of Ft^uits, p. SI. 



Our drawing of the Cabot pear {Jig. 14, p. 299), is from a 

 very fine specimen we received from Mr. Cabot's collection 

 last autumn (1843). We had previously received it from 

 the late Mr. Manning, in 1841, but not in such perfection as 

 the present. Wishing to know the true history of every 

 variety we describe, we addressed a note to Mr. Cabot re- 

 specting the origin of this variety, to which he sent the 

 following reply : — 



" The 'Cabot pear,' so named by the late R. Manning, 

 about which you ask me, was, with many other seedling 

 pear trees, raised by me from a seed, I think of the Brown 

 beurre. It was planted about the year 1821 or '22, and 

 bore fruit for the first time while standing in the nursery 

 row, at eight years from the seed, about 1829 or '30. The 

 original tree is dead, having been taken up, with others, 

 contrary to my intentions, during my absence, to plant out 

 in another situation. For the want of proper precaution or 

 some other cause, it perished : it had been, however, previ- 

 ous to its removal, propagated to some extent by grafts 

 from the original tree. With me, on a pear slock, it is a 

 strong growing tree, bearing freely and rather abundantly, 

 not keeping long after its season of ripening, in September. 

 In some situations in this vicinity the fruit cracks, but it 

 has shown no disposition to do this in my garden; — the 

 fruit with me is perfectly smooth and fair." 



