OF AUTUMN PEARS. 141 



Order II. Base indented. 



Height and breadth equal or subequal. 



89. BEURRE D' AREMBERG. Plate 10. 

 Large, obcurely pyriform, subsymmetrical ; taper of the sides unequal, terminating in an 

 obtuse, obscurely indented base. Color yellowish green, brighter yellow at maturity, 

 traced and dotted with redish russet ; skin rather thick. Stem thick, short, rather 

 knobby, broad at its insertion, and nearly filling the indentation. Calyx small, and set 

 in a distinct basin, with steep sides. Flesh white, buttery, melting', and abundant in a 

 rich, delicious juice. December. 



90. EASTER BEURRE. Plate 6. 

 Fruit large, roundish or oval ; sides subequal, subcircular and tapering, with a strong con- 

 vexity to an obtuse, deeply indented base, containing a thick, short, curved stem, 

 thickened at its articulation with the branch. Color yellowish green, sprinkled with 

 russetty dots, sometimes a brown cheek. Calyx inserted in a wide, shallow basin. 

 Flesh juicy, fine-grained, when in perfection in a favorable season, buttery, sugary, rich 

 in flavor, and much esteemed. 

 Downing remarks that he has found it variable. 



91. COLUMBIA. 



This pear is large, obtusely pyriform, oval, with sides tapering unequally to an obtuse, 

 deeply indented base, inclosing a long, slender, curved stem, inserted obliquely. Color 

 green, passing in ripening to a fine golden yellow. Calyx large, set in a shallow basin. 

 Flesh white, juicy, aromatic, excellent. Keeps till January. 

 The Eastern Burre and Columbia are much alike in shape ; the former has a deeper 



and wider indentation, and a larger and shorter stem. 



92. CROSS. Hovey's Magazine. 

 Fruit about the medium size, round ; body prolonged to the stem ; sides subequal, with a 

 similar convex taper, terminating in a rounded base, with a shallow indentation, contain- 

 ing a short, thick, and nearly erect stem, slightly uneven. Color deep yellow, dotted 

 with russet on the sides, coalescing into patches at the crown, ornamented with a fine 

 red cheek ; skin smooth. Calyx basin rather deep. Flesh juicy, melting, and richly 

 perfumed. December. 



