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and much esteemed in the markets of the Pyrenees. Fruit above medium, irregular in 
form, usually pyramidal or long-ovate, sides unequal; skin rough to the touch, orange- 
yellow, shaded with green, whitish on the cheek opposed to the sun, stained with fawn 
around the stalk and covered, particularly on the lower part, with russet and large gray 
dots; flesh whitish, coarse, semi-breaking; juice rather deficient, slightly acidulous, some- 
what saccharine; second for the table, first for the kitchen; Mar. 
Ravenswood. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 196. 1858. 
Ravenswood was a seedling found in the woods of Astoria, L. I., and transplanted 
to the grounds of Charles Ehrard. Fruit small, obovate-pyriform, pale yellow, with 
sometimes a tinge of red in the sun and thickly sprinkled with green dots; flesh whitish, 
slightly coarse, extremely full of vinous, carbonated juice, with a rich aromatic flavor; 
good to very good, superior to most pears of its period; mid-July to mid-Aug. 
Ravut. 1. Gude Prat. 71. 1876. 
Ravu. 2. Mag. Hort. 25:256. 1859. 
Described by M. Baltet, Troyes, Fr., as a new fruit, in 1859. Tree moderately vigorous 
and very productive. Fruit medium, turbinate, pale yellow, dotted with russet; flesh fine, 
melting, sugary, remaining sound when ripe; Aug. and Sept. 
Raymond. 1. Kenrick Am. Orch. 183. 1832. 
Raised by Joseph Wight, Raymond, Me. Fruit medium, obovate-pyriform, yellow, 
marked with russet near the stalk and tinged with a little red toward the sun, thickly 
sprinkled with russet dots; flesh white, buttery, melting, juicy, sweet, aromatic; good to 
very good; Sept. 
Raymond de Montlaur. 1. Guide Prat. 103. 1876. 
On trial with Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1876, and in 1895 placed 
in their list of pears of little value. Fruit very large, beautiful in form and color; flesh 
very white, fine, melting and very juicy, saccharine, and agreeably aromatic; Oct. 
Raymould. 1. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 8. 1895. 
Mentioned in a report of the Committee on New Fruits of the Ohio State Horticultural 
Society in 1895. Fruit fair but not of sufficient size or quality to be recommended for 
cultivation. 
Re Umberto primo. 1. Rev. Hort. 224. 1896. 
Published in France in 1896 as a new Italian variety. Fruit ovate, lemon-yellow, 
dotted with small rough points; flesh rather breaking, slightly acidulous, very saccharine 
and highly perfumed. 
Reading. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:173. 1853. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 841. 1860. 
A native variety, new about 1853. Introduced by Charles Kessler. Originated in 
Oley Township, Reading, Pa. Fruit medium to large, obovate-pyriform, tapering to the 
crown, yellow, thickly dotted with brown points and sprinkled with russet; flesh greenish- 
white, abounding in juice of a mild and agreeable flavor, melting, vinous; good; Jan. to 
Mar. 
Recq de Pambroye. 1. Guide Prat. 104. 1895. 
Messrs. Simon-Louis, Metz, Lorraine, in 1895 classed this among “ new varieties” 
and stated that they had received it from M. Daras de Naghin. Antwerp, Bel. Tree 
