PYRUS, PEAR TREE. 193 



This pear ripens in December, January, & February. It does better in open ground 

 than on espalier. 



LXXII. PEAR TREE with large pyriform late fruit, partly ash-colored, partly red 

 MUSCAT I'AIleman. (PL XXXVL) 



This pear tree is very similar to the preceding one. It's vigorous & is grafted on 

 wild stock & on quince trees. 



The shoots are long, of medium thickness, quite straight, yellow-green on the side 

 in the shade, light brown on the side in the sun, and speckled with tiny spots. They're 

 usually reddish when the tree is grafted on the quince tree. 



The buds are thick, rounded, long, pointed, and very free of the branch. Their 

 stems are prominent. 



The leaves are large, round, two inches ten lignes long, & two inches four lignes 

 wide. The midrib bends downward near the tip of the leaf. The dcnticulation along the 

 margins is very sharp, not very deep, and is barely discernible except at the tip of the leaf. 

 The petioles are eight lignes long. 



The flowers are big, nineteen lignes in diameter. The petals are wide, concave 

 spoonlike, and ruffled on the margins. 



The fruit looks a lot like the winter Royale. It's not as big; it's usually a bit more 

 enlarged at the top end. The eye is very small and is set in a not very deep indentation. 

 This pear is more pyriform in shape than the winter Royale. 



Its skin is gray on the shaded side & red on the side in the sun. 



Its flesh is buttery, tender, and slightly yellowish. 



The juice is musky & more flavorful than that of the Royale. 



The seeds are brown, long. & full. 



