SI 2 THE PEAR. 



Madeleine.* (Citron des Carmes, Magdelen, Green Chisel, incor- 

 rectly.) Medium in size, slightly pyriform, conic-obovate ; skin 

 smooth, pale yellowish-green, rarely a faint brownish blush ; stalk 

 slender, an inch and a half long ; cavity very narrow and small ; 

 basin shallow ; flesh juicy and melting, usually faintly acid, with 

 an agreeable, delicate, fine, refreshing flavor. Matures about 

 midsummer, or at the time of wheat harvest. Needs house-ripen- 

 ing. Shoots stright, erect, greenish, growth vigorous ; tree rather 

 liable to blight. Leaves quite flat. Fig. 685. France. 



Pulsifer. Medium or rather small, pyriform, Madeleineor Rostiezer- 

 shaped ; skin dull yellow, sometimes slightly russeted ; stalk short, 

 curved, slightly sunk; basin shallow; flesh juicy, melting, and 

 when well ripened of a very good flavor. Middle of August. 

 Shoots greenish, rather erect. Illinois. Fig. 688. 



Rostiezer.* Rather small, sometimes medium in size ; conic-pyri- 

 form, approaching obovate, nearly Madeleine-shaped, regular; 

 skin, dull brownish green, with a dark, dull, reddish brown cheek 

 to the sun, with whitish specks, and traces of thin russet; stalk an 

 inch and a half to two inches long, slender, scarcely sunk.; basin 

 little or none ; flesh juicy, melting, sweet, with a very high, per- 

 fumed flavor, of high excellence. Ripens late in summer. For 

 rich flavor, it has scarcely an equal among summer pears. Shoots 

 dark, large, leaves broad. Fig. 6go. Europe. 



Skinless. (Sanspeau.) Rather small, long pyriform,: body conic- 

 ovate, regular; skin smooth, very thin, yellowish green, often 

 dotted with reddish brown in the sun ; stalk about an inch and a 

 half long, slender, curved, cavity very small ; calyx closed or erect, 

 basin minute, slightly ridged , flesh half melting, juicy, with a 

 sweet, slightly perfumed, good flavor. Ripens immediately after 

 the Madeleine, or two weeks after harvest. Growth very vigor- 

 ous, erect, leaves flat, wavy. A profuse bearer ; fruit always fair. 

 Fig. 689. 



Supreme de Quimper. Medium or small, conic-obovate ; yellow, 

 shaded with red ; stalk short, obliquely set, not sunk ; calyx partly 

 open ; basin shallow ; juicy, melting, perfumed. First of August. 

 Becomes dry if not picked early. Shoots dark purple, rather erect. 



Tyson.* Size medium, conic-pyriform, sometimes approaching 

 obovate ; bright yellow, with a reddish-brown softly shaded cheek, 

 often some russet; stalk an inch and a fourth long, inserted into 

 a fleshy prominence abruptly contracted from the rounded neck ; 

 basin very shallow, even ; flesh of fine texture, buttery, very 

 melting, juicy ; flavor nearly sweet, aromatic, slightly perfumed, 

 excellent. Ripens the last two weeks of summer. Shoots quite 

 dark brown, erect, vigorous. The tree does not come soon into 

 bearing. Pennsylvania. Fig. 686. 



Wilder. Large, pyriform ; pale yellow, shaded dark russet red ; 

 dots small, numerous; flesh pale yellow, fine-grained, tender, 

 sub-acid, juicy. A Fox seedling. Verv good. 



