THE PEAR. 525 



fine-grained, melting, excellent. A seedling of Seckel, which it 

 surpasses in size, beauty, and keeping qualities. Ripe in Octo- 

 ber, but will keep till December. New York. Fig. 708. 



Class II. Obscure Pyriform, Obovate, or Turbinate. 



Abbott. Medium in size, oblong-obovate (like the Washington) ; 

 surface even, smooth, dark dull green, with a reddish-brown cheek 

 changing to scarlet; stalk an inch long ; calyx small, closed ; melt- 

 ing, juicy, rich. Early mid-autumn. Good and handsome, shoots 

 purplish. Providence, R. I. 



Amalis. (Beurre d'Araanlis.) Large, obovate, often irregular, 

 sometimes slightly pyriform, with a short and narrow neck ; dull 

 yellowish-green, with some russet, and a dull reddish cheek; 

 stalk an inch and a quarter long, very slightly sunk ; basin shal- 

 low; flesh buttery, melting, and juicy, and rather rich, with a 

 moderate, often astringent and poor flavor. Early and mid- 

 autumn. A strong grower, great bearer, tree spreading, irregular ; 

 leaves sharp serrate. 



Anjou.* Rather large, obtuse Doyenn6-form, regular; surface 

 greenish-yellow, a dull red cheek to the sun, clouded with russet; 

 stalk quite short, or half an inch long, lightly sunk ; cavity un- 

 even, basin shallow, round, smooth; flesh yellowish-white, fine- 

 . grained, buttery, melting, with a high, rich, vinous, excellent 

 flavor. Shoots light green, leaves recurved, wavy. Begins to 

 ripen in the middle of autumn, and keeps long, sometimes into 

 midwinter. The hardiness, uniformity, reliability, excellence, 

 and long-keeping qualities of the Anjou render it one of the most 

 valuable of all pears. French. Fig. 711. 



Augustus Dana. Medium or large, obovate; skin dull green, 

 slightly rough, partly russeted, thickly dotted ; stalk long, curved, 

 scarcely sunk on the obtuse end ; eye large, slightly sunk ; flesh 

 jfticy, melting, rich, aromatic. October and November. Growth 

 irregular, thorny, like Dix. Massachusetts. New. 



Auguste Royer, Medium, turbinate; skin russet-fawn, becoming 

 orange ; juicy, rich, perfumed. November. Vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. 



Belle Lucrative.* (Fondante d'Automne.) Size medium, conic- 

 obovate, sometimes remotely pyriform ; surface pale yellowish- 

 green, slightly russeted ; stalk and inch and a quarter long, often 

 fleshy, oblique ; cavity very small and narrow ; calyx short ; basin 

 smooth, sometimes furrowed ; flesh very juicy, with a fine tex- 

 ture, melting, rich, excellent. Variable — when well grown and 

 fully ripened, it has no superior and few equals, in its exceedingly 

 rich, delicate, perfumed flavor — but sometimes of poor quality. 

 Middle or last of September. Belgian. Growth moderate, upright, 

 shoots yellowish-gray. Fig. 709. 



Bergamotte Cadette. (Beauchanips, Beurr^ Beauchamps, Poire de 

 Cadet.) Size medium, round-obovate, or round-oval; surface 

 greenish-yellow, often russeted, frequently tinged with reddish- 

 brown to the sun ; stalk an inch and a fourth long, scarcely sunk 



