616 THE PEAR. 



Josephine de Malines. Esperen. Al. Pom. 



Tree vigorous and productive, forming a beautiful pyramid. 



Fruit medium, somewhat turbinate, very mucb flattened. 

 Skin yellowish, slightly sprinkled with russet, and thickly 

 covered with russet dots. Stalk long and fleshy, inserted in a 

 moderate cavity, always surrounded by russet. Calyx open, set 

 in a broad, shallow basin. Flesh greenish, buttery, juicy 

 sugary, and perfumed. November to February. 



Julienne. Coxe. Man. 



A handsome sum- 

 mer pear, which so 

 much resembles the 

 Doyenne or St. Mi- 

 chael, as to be called, 

 by some, the Summer 

 St. Michael. It is a 

 beautiful and most 

 productive fruit, and 

 comes into bearing 

 very early. It is often 

 of excellent flavour, 

 and of the first quali- 

 ty ; but, unfortunate- 

 ly, it is variable in 

 these respects, and 

 some seasons it is 

 comparatively taste- 

 less and insipid. In 

 rich, warm, and dry 

 soils it is almost al- 

 ways fine. It is a pro- 

 fitable market fruit, 

 and will always com- 

 mand a prominent , ,. 

 place m the orchard. 



The tree is of thrifty upright growth, with light yellowish- 

 brown shoots. 



Fruit of small size, but varying in diff'erent soils ; obovate, 

 regularly formed. Skin very smooth and fair, clear bright 

 yellow, on all sides. Stalk light browm, speckled with yellow, 

 a little more thon an inch long, pretty stout, inserted in a very 

 shallow depression. Calyx open, set in a basin slightly sunk, 

 but often a little plaited. ^ Flesh white, rather firm at first, half 

 buttery, sweet, and moderately juicy. Ripens all the month of 

 August. Succeeds well at the South. 



