THE PEAR. 609 



green, rarely with a blush. Stalk about an inch long, rather 

 stout, inserted without much depression, sometimes by a lip. 

 Calyx large, basin deep. Flesh rather coarse, tender, juicy, 

 melting, with a pleasant flavour. Ripens the last of August. 



Henrietta. 



Raised by Gov. Edward, of New Haven, Conn. Tree a free 

 grower, of upright form, a good bearer, young wood reddish- 

 brown. 



Fruit medium, obovate, inclining to pyriform. Skin yellow, 

 with a dull crimson cheek covered with minute grey dots. 

 Stalk rather long, curved, cavity small and abrupt. Calyx 

 closed, segments long, basin shallow and corrugated. Flesh 

 whitish, juicy, melting, sugary, vinous, and rich ; slightly aro- 

 matic. Ripe middle of September; does not keep long after it 

 is ripe. 



Hericart. 



A second-rate Belgian pear, with a pleasant, periumed juice, 

 ripening early in Autumn. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate, often rather oblong and irregu- 

 lar. Skin yellow and russety. Stalk an inch or more long, 

 rather slender, set in a small cavity. Calyx set in a shallow 

 basin. Flesh white, fine grained, buttery, not rich, but with a 

 delicate, peculiar aroma, gritty and slightly astringent. The 

 fruit ripens the last of September. 



Hericart de Thury. Van Mons. 



Raised by Van Mons. A good grower, of peculiar habits 

 and appearance, rather pyramidal, but with diverging crooked 

 limbs of a deep brown or purple hue. Not an early nor a very 

 profuse bearer. 



Fruit pyramidal, turbinate. Skin rather rough, with a 

 decided cinnamon color. Stalk long, and curved, inserted in a 

 small abrupt cavity. Calyx closed, deeply sunk, basin uneven. 

 Flesh yellowish, compact, buttery, sufficiently juicy, with a pecu- 

 liar rich flavour. January and February. (L. E. Berckman's 

 Ms.) 



HOVEY. 



Raised by Andre Leroy, and dedicated to C. M. Hovey. 

 Fruit medium size, pyriform, regular; resembles the Beurre 

 capiamont. Skin fair, smooth, yellow, speckled and dotted 

 around the eye, the calyx at outside. Stem about an inch long, 

 obliquely inserted. Flesh yellow, melting, juicy, sugary, per- 

 fumed, and \nnoi^s. (Leroy's Cat.) 



