PEARS. 201 



Remarks. — " Flesh, white, breaking, tender, juicy and 

 a little gritty, sweet, pleasant ; somewhat aromatic' — 

 A. H. Ernst. Tree, vigorous, upright. Not high flavor. 



WHITE DOYENNE, Virgalieu, or Yelloio Butter. See 

 St. Mi&iaeVs, Boston. Called Butter Fear, Philadelphia. 



Remarks. — "Excollentlj' well adapted to the localitj' 

 of Cincinnati." — F. G. (Jury. Should be picked before 

 ripe. Does well on quince or standard. Sometimes it has 

 cracked, but not lately ; probably from atmospheric causes. 

 Great sales of these trees in the nurseries. It is particu- 

 larly well adapted for the quince stock. Varies much. 



WiEDOW Pear. Color, yellowish green ; form, regular 

 turbinate; size, 2 ; use, baking; quality,!; season, Sep- 

 tember and October. 



Remarks. — Skin, thin ; flesh, white, very melting, but- 

 tei'y, juice abundant, slightly acidulous, or vinous, agreea- 

 bly perfumed, and highlj' flavored. Described by Andrew 

 Lcroj-, in Ilortirulturut. A delicious, first-rate fruit. 



Windsor, or Summer Bell. 



JJemarks. — Good for nothing. Exhibited by M. Mc Wil- 

 liams, July 29, isrj.j. Fruit Committee considered it "A 

 poor fruit.' 



Williams' Early (not Banlett, or Williams' Bon Chre- 

 tienj. Color, bright yellow, wii,h rich scarlet dots on 

 sunny side; form, roundish, turbinate, regularly formed ; 

 size, 3; use, table; texture, very juicy, half buttery, rich, 

 with a slight musky flavor. ■> (^Dowiiing's Fruits and Fndt 

 Trees of America.) 



Remarks, — Tree, a moderate grower. 



Wilbur. Color, yellowish green ; form, oval, obovate; 



