PEARS. 



AMBROSIA. SwiTz. Lind. 



Early Beurre, Lond. Hort. cat. 



*' Fruit middle-sized, of a roundish and somewhat flatten- 

 ed figure. Eye rather sunk. Stalk an inch long, slender, and a 

 little bent. Skin smooth, greenish j^ellow and full of small 

 gray specks. Flesh tender, with a rich, sugary, and perfumed 

 juice. Ripe the middle of September. This pear was brought 

 from France soon after the restoration, and planted in the 

 Royal Gardens in St. James's Park. It is a very good pear, 

 but will not keep long." — Lind. 



LAMMAS. Lond. hort. cat* Lind.] 



" Fruit rather small, of a pyramidal shape. Stalk half an 

 inch long, straight. Skin pale yellow, tinged and slightly 

 streaked with red on the sunny side. Flesh melting, juice 

 plentiful, of a very good flavour. Ripe the beginning and 

 middle of August. This is a very excellent pear for the 

 market gardener, as it is not only a very good bearer, but the 

 first strong pear that comes to market, and the tree is hardy^- 

 and an erect handsome grower." — Lind, 



LONDON SUGAR. Lixd. and of European catalogues. 



" Fruit below the middle size, turbinate, and rather narrow 

 at the crown, about two inches long, and one inch and three 

 quarters in diameter. Eye small with a connivent calyx, rather 

 prominently placed, and surrounded by irregular, puckered? 

 apparently blistered plaits. Stalk an inch long, slender, 

 inserted in a small oblique cavity. Skin pale green, approach- 

 ing to pale lemon colour when fully ripe, with a slight brownish 

 tinge when fully exposed to the sun. Flesh tender and melting, 

 juice saccharine, of a rich musky flavour. Ripe the end of July 



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