PEARS. 165 



Remarks. — Foreign. Tree fine grower; early and pro- 

 ductive bearer on pear, roots. Valuable for orcharding. 



Herkart. Color, pale greenish yellow ; form, obtuse 

 pyriform ; size 1 ; use, table ; texture, crisp, juicy; season, 

 August and September. Belgian. Second rate. 



Hessel. Unworthy of cultivation. 



HEATHCOT (Gore's). Color, greenish yellow, skin 

 rough; form obovate, rounded ; size, 2; use, table ; tex- 

 ture, melting, buttery, juicy ; season, September. 



Eemarks. — From Waltham, Mass. Not much known, 

 but very deserving. Tree hardy, branches slender. A 

 very fine pear. Tree thrifty, pyriform. Holds its leaves 

 well. Productive when old enough, and verj- good. 

 Melting, juicy, but not rich. We know of no fruit that 

 varies in quality more than the pear ; for, while some of 

 the kinds are so unpalatable as not only to be refused by 

 the swine, but even rejected by ravenous boys, others are 

 of so delicious a flavor that we see most of tlie Autumnal 

 fruits give place to them. A bad pear is injurious to 

 health, and brings a poor price in the market, while a 

 rich, melting pear, is eagerly sought after at a lar^e price ; 

 and we never recollect of any person being injured by 

 eating such fruit. Those, therefore, who have discovered 

 their trees to produce a worthless fruit, should lose no 

 time in grafting them with a known good variety, that 

 both themselves and future generations may be benefited. 



Holland Green, or Holland Table. Color, green, with 

 small spots ; form, irregular ; size, 1 to 2 ; use, table ; tex- 

 ture, juicy ; season, August and September. 



Remarks. — Tree a strong and vigorous, with long 

 branches ; foliage luxuriant. It is a great and uniform 



