WINTER PEARS. 



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ratelysunk; basin deep, uneven, or angular; flesh but- 

 tery, melting, sugary, with a fine flavor. Requires warm 

 rich cultivation to develope its good qualities. Shoots 

 long, slender, dark brown. Grows well on the quince. 

 Early Winter. Old French. 



Glout Morceatj. (Syn. Gloux Morceaux, Beurre d'Har- 

 denpont, Colmar d'Hiver, Hardenpont d'Hiver, Linden 

 d'Automne.) Large, short pyriform, approaching obtuse- 

 oval, neck very short and obtuse, body large, and taper- 

 ing somewhat towards the crown; often considerably 

 ribbed ; surface green, becoming pale greenish yellow 

 stalk an inch and a fourth long, not oblique, stout, fleshy 

 on quince stocks, moderately sunk ; calyx large, basin dis- 

 tinct, rather irregular ; flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, 

 melting, rich, sweet, with no acid, and of fine flavor. 

 Early winter. Succeeds best on the quince. Preferred 

 to Beurre 1 d'Aremberg by those who like a sweet pear — 

 and differs from it in its sweet flavor, shorter neck, more 

 rounded or tapering crown, even (not oblique) stalk, and 

 more obtuse neck. Fig. 178. 



Louise Bonne. Large pyriform ; smooth, pale green ; stalk 

 rather short, straight, slightly enlarged towards insertion ; 

 calyx small, basin shallow ; flesh white, rather coarse, 

 third-rate in quality. Early winter. Old French. 



Pound. (Syn. Winter Bell, Angora.) Very large, pyri- 

 form, approaching obconic, crown wide ; skin yellowish- 

 green, with a brown cheek ; stalk two inches long, calyx 

 crumpled, basin narrow ; flesh solid, hard, stems reddish 

 color, a first-rate culinary pear. Trees strong, healthy, pro- 

 ductive ; shoots stout, upright, dark. Uvedale's St. Ger- 

 main nearly resembles or is identical with this variety. 



Spanish Bonchretien. (Syn. Bon Chretien d'Espagne.) 

 Large, pyriform, irregular, narrowed to the stalk, one- 

 sided ; surface deep yellow at maturity, with a bright red 

 cheek, and reddish brown dots ; stalk an inch and a half 

 long, bent slender, scarcely sunk; basin rather deep, 

 narrow, irregular; flesh white, crisp, or half breaking, 

 moderately rich — first-rate for cooking — worthless as a 

 dessert fruit. l7 



