246 AUTUMN PEARS. 



calyx closed, basin shallow, faintly plaited ,• flesh melting, 

 juicy, sub-acid. Very productive. Late summer. New 

 Haven, Conn. 



Henry IV. {Syn. Henri Quatre.) Eather small, round- 

 obovate, somewhat turbinate ; surface greenish yellow, 

 often somewhat russeted, sometimes a dark reddish brown 

 cheek ; stalk an inch and a fourth long, slender, usually 

 fleshy at insertion, not sunk ; basin shallow, abrupt, calyx 

 closed ; flesh 'juicy, melting,' rich, perfumed, mostly first- 

 rate flavor. Needs house-ripening. Early in autumn. 

 Shoots diverging or spreading, yellowish brown. Very 

 productive. Fig. 146. 



Johmnot. Rather small, roundish-obovate, sometimes near- 

 ly round, irregular ; skin pale greenish-yellow and yel- 

 lowish-brown, faintly russeted ; stalk about an inch long, 

 thick, oblique, fleshy at insertion, not sunk ; basin round; 

 flesh rather coarse, melling, buttery, rich, of fine flavor. 

 Early mid-autumn. Origin, Salem, Mass. The value 

 of this fine little pear is lessened by the slow growth of 

 the tree. 



Kirtland. Medium in size, round-ovate, greenish with a 

 rich brown russet ; stalk short and thick ; flesh fine 

 grained, buttery and melting, perfumed, with a high and 

 excellent flavor, like the Seckel. Early autumn. Likely 

 to prove valuable. Northern Ohio. Dr. Kirtland. 



Rousselet de Rheims. Rather small, obovate-turbinate, 

 obscurely pyriform ; skin greenish-yellow in the shade, a 

 rich brownish-red in the sun, partly russeted ; stalk an 

 inch long, not sunk ; basin little or none ; flesh of fine 

 texture, sweet, rich, perfumed, half buttery ; rots at the 

 core. Early autumn. Fig. 197. 



SECKEL. Small, obovate, sometimes obscurely obconic- 

 pyriform, regular ; skin brownish-green, becoming rich 

 yellowish-brown, with a deep brownish-red cheek ; stalk 

 one-half to three-fourths of an inch long, cavity and basin 

 small ; flesh very fine-grained, sweet, very juicy, melting 

 buttery, the richest and highest flavored pear known. 

 Although of slow growth, and small size, like the Green 



