PYRUS, PEAR TREE. 139 



XXIII. PEAR TREE with medium-sized smooth somewhat round autumn fruit, yellow on one side 

 and green to somewhat white on the other. 



BEZI d'Hery. [Translator's note: a wild variety from the forest of Hery in Brittany. They 

 were presented to Henri IV on his visit to Brittany in 1 598]. 



This pear is not a very commendable nor a highly regarded one in most locations. 

 Nevertheless it's not without some merit when it's in good heavy soil. It somewhat 

 resembles the Salviati in shape. It's medium-sized and almost round. Its skin is smooth, 

 yellow on one side, whitish green on the other. Its stalk is long & straight. It ripens in 

 October, November, & December. 



XXIV. PEAR TREE with large smooth oval, autumn fruit, deep red on one side and pale green 

 on the other. 



POIRE de Vitrier. {XLIV.fig. 4.) 



The Poire de Vitrier is large, oval, two inches six lignes in diameter & two inches 

 ten lignes high. The eye is wide, quite open and not very deeply set. The stalk is of 

 average thickness, about an inch long, and is set flush with the fruit between several 

 bumps. 



Its skin is smooth and a deep red speckled with brown spots on the side in the sun. 

 The shaded side is light green with darker green spots on it. 



Its flesh is white and not very delicate. 



The juice has a quite pleasant taste. 



The seeds are black and are situated in the center of the fruit. 



This is quite a beautiful fruit. It ripens in November & December. 



I believe that the true Poire de Vitrier, the one known by that name in a number of 

 gardens, is a very large & very beautiful turbinate fruit flattened at the top and 

 terminating at the stalk in a fairly blunt point. It's three inches nine lignes in diameter & 

 three inches eleven lignes high. 



