THE PEAR. 24'J 



in small quite uneven cvavity. Flesh buttery, melting, juicy, vinous, 

 l)erfunied, with slight astringency under the skin; very good. Season, 

 early autunm. Europe. 



Heyst {Eniilc de Hri/.st). — Largo, oblong, obovate, pyriforni, ir- 

 regular; color clear yellow, uith brownish orange-colored cheek and 

 netting and patches of russet; numerous large russet dots. Flesh 

 yellowish white, fine-gi-ained, juicy, melting, vinous, very good lo 

 best. Season late autunm. Has not been widely cultivated as it 

 fails to do well excei)t on certain soils. Jielgium, 



Hoosic. — Large, roimdisli, inclined to obtuse pyriforni; color 

 greenish yellow, with deep yellow in the sun and traces and nettings 

 of russet and many russet dots; stem long, curved, and set at an 

 incline in a small cavity; basin quite Ijroad and deep and not « holh' 

 ex'cn. Flesh ^\'hitish, half hue, juicy, melting, quite rich, aromatic, 

 very good. Popular amateur variety, also gro«n for market. Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Howell. -Large, roundish oV)ovate, regular; color rich yellow with 

 traces of ri'd in the s\m, and numeroii.^ prominent grayish (lots; 

 stalk one inch long, stout and set m narroH' shallow cavity. Flesh 

 whit(\, juicy, vinous, sprightly, witli few seeds, very good. Pop\ilar 

 across the continent. Coniua'ticut. 



Idaho. — Large, nearly round, regular; color golden yellow; dots 

 numerous; stalk short, largest at upper end, inserte<l in irregular 

 and ijuite d(X'p cavity. Flesh melting, juicy, vinous, only good in 

 quality. Season, early autumn. Douljle starred in Colorado, l^tah, 

 and Llaho. Xevaila. 



Japan Russet ijiipan dolilcn Riifisci). — ^fcdiiun, flat, apple-shaped; 

 color yellow, overspread «ith golden russet. The handsome fruit 

 grows in clusters on small round-topped trees with large shining 

 leaves. As a lawn tree in the background it is ornamental and the 

 fruit has value as grown at the West for culinary use. .Japan. 



Jones iJnnis Sc(y///;((/). — Medium, obovate, pyriforni; color 

 3'ellow shaded with russet and bright crimson in the smi; stem one 

 and one-rpiarter inches long, inclined, and flesh}- at insertion with 

 the Hesli without cavity; basin broad, sliallow, uneven. Flesh white, 

 quite coarse, granular, liuttery, sugary, with vinous fhuor; quality 

 fair to good. Seas(m, autumn. A ^•igorous hardy tree. Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



Josephine d'Malines. — Medium, roundish oblate, slightly pyri- 



