PEARS. 



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ing, spriglitly, pleasant. Oc- 

 tober. 

 Richelieu, Large, obtuse pyri- 

 form, greenish-yellow; but- 

 tery,^ sweet, aromatic, some- 

 times astringent. December. 

 Ridelle's. Medium, oblate tur- 

 binate, yellow and bright red; 

 of moderate quality. Septem- 

 ber. Belgian. 

 Robin, p. 536. 

 Roe's Bergamotte, p. 536. 

 Romain. Medium, obovate, 

 greenish-yellow; juicy, sweet, 

 agreeable. September, Octo- 

 ber. 

 Ropes. Medium, obovate, rus- 

 seted; rich, perfumed; good. 

 October. Mass. 

 Rosabirne. Medium, pyriform, 

 greenish, russeted; juicy, vi- 

 nous, somewhat astringent. 

 October. 

 Rose Doyennd. Rather large, 

 obovate, yellow and crimson; 

 coarse, granular; flavor poor; 

 rots at core. October. 

 Rostiezer^ p. 512. 

 Rouge. See Brown Beurr^. 

 Rousselet Esperen. Pyriform, 

 turbinate, yellow; juicy, vin- 

 ous, perfumed. September. 

 Rousselet de Meester. Medium, 

 roundish, yellow with a red 

 cheek; coarse, not rich. Octo- 

 ber. Belgian. 

 Rousselet de Rheims. Small, 

 obovate pyriform, yellowish- 

 green ; sweet, aromatic — rots 

 at core. Early Sept. French. 

 Rousselet Hatif. See Early 



Rousselet. 

 Rousselet Stuttgart. Below me- 

 dium, conic, greenish with a 



brown cheek; juicy, sweet, 

 aromatic— rots at core. Late 

 August. 



Rousselet Vanderwecken. 

 Small, roundish or obovate, 

 yellow; juicy, aromatic, per- 

 fumed; very good. November. 



Royale. See Diel. 



Rutter. Medium, round obo- 

 vate, greenish-yellow; partly 

 melting, sweet; very good. 

 October. West Chester, Pa. 



Sabine. See Jaminette. 



Salisbury Seedling. Short pyri- 

 form, partly russeted; coarse; 

 rather poor. October. N. Y. 



Sam Brown. Medium, roundish, 

 pale yellow, thin russet; juicy 

 and melting, vinous, rich ; very 

 good. September. Md. 



Samoyeau. Medium, yellow, red 

 cheek; buttery, juicy. Mid- 

 autumn. 



Sand Pear. Medium, roundish- 

 pyriform, yellow, with rough 

 russet. September. Only valu- 

 able for cooking. The Japan 

 pear resembles the Sand, but 

 ripens later, and is a vigorous 

 grower and abundant bearer. 

 Fine for cooking. 



Sanspareil. Large, irregular, 

 obscure pyriform, yellowish- 

 green; coarse, juicy, buttery, 

 vinous. November. 



Scheidweiller. Medium, obovate 

 pyriform, dull green; buttery, 

 sweet, rich. October. 



Scotch Bergamot. See Hamp- 

 den's Bergamot. 



Seckel, p. 532. 



Selleck, p. 523. 



Seneca, p. 523. 



