THE PEAR. 2-13 



yellowish -white, tender, juiey, nu'lting, A^ery good. An Ilhnois 

 variety doing well on ridge land in central Iowa. 



Early Duchess {Durhcxs I'rccocc). — Large, obovate pyriform; 

 color yellow, usually witli blushed cheek, and showing numerous 

 russi't dots with traces, l)lotclii-s, and ureas of lirownisli russet; stalk 

 one inch long, usually inclined, and with lleshy formation at insertion 

 in narrow shallow ca\'ity; l)asin sl'.:illo\\', abru])t, regular, with sliow 

 of riljbing. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, fine-grained, Ijultery, (|uality 

 very good. Season, October. Does well around the lakes. Europe. 



Early Harvest. — Large, golden yellow, wi\\\ bright red clieek; 

 quality hardly good. Yet it is grown quite extensively for market 

 on account of its size, beauty, and tlie hardiness and free bearing of 

 the tree. Ripens one month earlier than Bartlett. (Jliio. 



Easter Belle. — Medium, oljovate pyriform, somewhat obtuse; 

 color pale yellow, usually witli liriglit red clieek; some patches of 

 russet, and many russet dots; stalk short, stout, inclined, and \isually 

 fleshy at point of insertion in slight cavity. Flesli wliitisli yellow, 

 somewhat coarse at core, half melting, very sweet, I'ich, very good, 

 (irown west and east of the lakes. Maine. 



Easter /JcKrrc. —Ijarge, roundisl) oliovate, oljtuse; color yellowi'ih 

 green, with many russet dots, .and oflen with lirown russcty check; 

 stalk sliort, stdut, inserted in quite deep olituse cavity. Flesli 

 white, fine-grained, buttery, juicy, melting, wry good, drown 

 in the eastern States and on the Pacific coast. lOurope. 



Edmonds. —^ledimn tii large, obnvate, surface not reguliii-; stem 

 long, stout, and ileshy at base, set in a moder.ate knobby cavity; basin 

 ribbed, or imeven. Flesh yi'lhiwish while, line-gr.ained, melting, 

 sweet, very good. Season, September. New ^'ork. 



Eliot {Ehol's Early). — i\Iediuni in size, jiyriform; bears in clusters 

 of three to six; color yellowish green with red striiiing. Flesh juicy, 

 vinous, ver\' good. Season, early. -V new variety, doing well east 

 of the lake^. 



Elizabeth, Miduu'iki's. — JIi>diuni, roundish obovat<<; color jiale 

 3'ellow with red cheek and often lleckcd with russet and numerous 

 dark spots; stalk one-half to one inch long, inclined, inserted in small 

 round cavity. Flesh white, juicy, fine-gi-ained, buttery, sweet, very 

 good. Productive and popular in the eastern and southeastern 

 States. Belgium. 



Esperen. — Medium to large, roundish obtuse pyriform; color 



