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PEARS, 



KITCHEN PEAR. Auth. 



Poii-e de Cuisine. N. Duh. 



Poire de Cuisine de Varin. Calvel. 



This pear has quite a fine form, but is rather depressed ; 

 the skin is of a russet hue, scattered over with gray specks ; 

 the flesh is acid and only good when cooked ; it ripens at the 

 end of autumn. This variety is cultivated at the Jardin des 

 Plantes at Paris. 



PAYENCY. N. Duh. Calvel. 



Poire de Payency, } at u 



n ' J -D^ ' J I N. Duh. syn. 



Poi?'e de Perigord, y 



This pear is oblong and shaped nearly like the Mouthwater 

 or Verte-longue ; the skin is at first light green and scattered 

 over with small grayish specks, it changes however in ripening 

 and becomes yellow ; the flesh is half-melting and of a per- 

 fumed flavour ; the fruit is at maturity in October. This new 

 variety is cultivated at the Jardin des Plantes at Paris. 



C^SAR. Auth. 



Poire de Cesar. N. Duh. 



This is a large fruit, being often over four inches in height, 

 and three inches and a half or more in diameter ; the eye is 

 inserted in a narrow and slight cavity ; the skin is smooth, 

 pale yellow in the shade and of a deeper yellow next the sun, 

 and sometimes very faintly washed with red — the whole surface 

 is also scattered over with very small specks ; the flesh is very 

 white, more breaking than delicate, and of a rich and some- 

 what musky flavour ; the fruit ripens in December, and has 

 the demerit of becoming soft very speedily. It is extensively 

 cultivated in the French department of Lorraine. 



