54° THE PEAR. 



twisted, not sunk ; calyx large, slightly sunk ; flesh greenish- 

 white, a little coarse, ricli, very high-flavored. December. A 

 supposed seedling of the Seckel. 



McLaughlin. Large, pyramidal-pyriform, often roundish-obovate 

 when small ; skin rough, partly russeted, greenish, becoming yel- 

 low ; stalk short, oblique, not sunk ; basin shallow ; flesh juicy, 

 melting, sweet, rich, perfumed. Early winter. Maine. 



Pater Noster. Large or medium, pyriform approaching pyramidal, 

 somewhat irregular; yellow, often russeted, sometimes with a red 

 cheek: stalk an inch long, fleshy at insertion, scarcely sunk; basin 

 narrow ; flesh buttery and melting, fine-grained, rich, slightly sub- 

 acid, often a little astringent. Early winter. Shoots short, 

 greenish-purple, erect. Often ripens wholly in autumn. 



Pound. (Winter Bell, Uvedale's St. Germain, Angora.) Very 

 large, pyriform, crown wide; skin yellowish-green, with a brown 

 cheek ; stalk two inches long, calyx crumpled, basin narrow ; flesh 

 'solid, hard, poor, stems reddish color ; a good culinary pear. 



Tree strong, healthy, productive. Shoots stout, upright, dark. 



Europe. Fig. 651. 



Reading. Rather large, pyriform, regular, tapering somewhat to 

 the crown, often ribbed; thickly dotted and slightly russeted, on 

 a greenish-yellow skin ; stalk long, curved, enlarged at insertion, 

 slightly sunk ; basin little or none ; flesh granular, rather melting, 

 juicy, vinous, pleasant, good. January, and later. Shoots brown- 

 ish-olive, rather erect, long, slender. Pennsylvania. 



St. Germain. Large, long pyriform, small specimens obovate ; sur- 

 face yellowish-green, faintly tinged with brown to the sun ; stalk 

 an inch long, oblique ; basin small and shallow ; flesh white, 

 slightly gritty, juicy, melting, sub-acid. Fails in many localities, 

 and becomes a poor fruit. Late autumn and early winter. Shoots 

 slender, light olive, leaves narrow, folded, and recurved. The 

 striped St. Germain is a sub-variety, differing only in its faint yel- 

 low stripes. 



Suzette de Bevay. Rather small, obovate-pyriform, inclining to 

 conic; dull yellow, dots minute; stalk long, curved, basin shallow, 

 uneven ; flesh melting, vinous, perfumed. January to March. 

 Belgian. 



Vicar of Winkfield.* (Le Cur^, Monsieur le Cur6, Clion.) Quite 

 large, long pyriform, with a conical taper toward the crown ; skin 

 smooth, pale yellow, or pale yellowish-green, with a dull reddish 

 cheek ; stalk an inch to an inch and a half long, slender, often 

 fleshy at insertion, oblique not sunk; basin narrow, very shallow; 

 flesh greenish or yellowish-white, juicy, buttery, with a moderate 

 flavor — sometimes slightly astringent. Ripens late autumn and 

 early winter, for about two months. Growth spreading and irreg- 

 ular, or straggling ; shoots strong, dark olive. Grows well on 

 quince stocks. The great and uniform productiveness of this 

 pear, its fine qualities for cooking, and the long period of its con* 

 tinuance, render it valuable. France. Fig. 646. 



