560 THE PEAR. 



next the sun. Flesh melting and juicy, good, but not high fla- 

 voured. Middle of August to middle of September. (Robert 

 Manning MS.) 



Westcott. Hort. 



A native of Rhode Island. Tree vigorous, an early bearer, 

 very productive. 



Fruit medium, irregular, globular. Stalk long, curved, ra- 

 ther stout, fleshy at its insertion, in a cavity of moderate depth, 

 with a lip. Calyx very small, in a shallow, furrowed basin. 

 Colour light yellow, with numerous grey dots. Flesh white, 

 juicy, nearly melting, coarse, granular, sweet and agreeable. 

 September, October. 



Wharton's Early. 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, wood yellowish-brown. 



Fruit above medium, obovate, pyriform. Skin yellowish- 

 green, with russet dots. Stem long, cavity slight. Calyx open. 

 Flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet. Ripe middle to last of Au- 

 gust. (Elliott.) 



White's Seedling. 



Introduced by C. B. Lines, New Haven, Conn. 



Fruit medium, round, obovate. Skin greenish-yellow, some- 

 times russeted. Stem rather long and slender, obliquely insert- 

 ed into a small fleshy excrescence. Calyx open, basin shallow. 

 Flesh fine, juicy, and good. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 



Wiest. 



From Pennsylvania. Fruit medium, nearly globular, some- 

 what oval. Skin green, with numerous dark-green dots. 

 Stalk rather long, inserted in a moderate cavity. Calyx open, 

 basin shallow and irregular. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sub- 

 acid, pleasant. September. 



Williamson. 



Origin on the farm of Nicholas Williamson, Long Island. 



Tree hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer. Fruit medium, ob- 

 ovate, narrowing rapidly to the stalk, which is stout and short 

 in a moderate cavity. Calyx entirely caducous, leaving but a 

 scar ; basin rather deep and abrupt. Skin golden yellow, thick- 

 ly sprinkled with russet dots, and considerably russeted at base 

 and crown. Flesh yellowish-white, fine grained, and nearly 

 melting, juicy, sugary, vinous, rich. October. (Hort.) 



