THE PEAR. 



883 



William Prince. 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, upright, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, with a 

 shade of crimson in the sun, and many brown dots. Stalk rather short. 

 Calyx open. Basin shallow. Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet. Good 

 to very good. September, October. 



Williams' Early. 



A native fruit, which originated on the farm of Mr. A. D. Williams, 

 of Boxbury, Mass. Tree a moderate grower. Young shoots brown 

 red. 



Fruit small, roundish slightly pyriform. Skin bright yellow, thickly 

 sprinkled with rich scarlet dots on the sunny side. Stalk an inch and a 

 half long, straight, a little fleshy where it joins the fruit. Calyx very 

 short, open. Basin shallow and slightly plaited. Flesh yellowish white, 

 a little coarse-grained at first, but, when ripe, very juicy, half buttery, 

 with a slightly musky flavor. Good. First to the middle of September. 



Williamson. 



Origin on the farm of Nicholas Williamson, Long Island. Tree 

 hardy, vigorous, and a good bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate. Skin greenish yellow, a few patches 

 and traces of russet. Stalk rather stout. Calyx open. Basin uneven. 

 Flesh white, coarse, juicy, half melting. Good. October. 



Wilmington. 



A seedling of Passe Colmar, raised by Dr. Brinckle, of Philadelphia. 

 Tree a moderate grower. Young wood dull yellow brown. 



Fruit medium, obovate obtuse pyriform. Skin greenish yellow, 

 netted and patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. 

 Stalk long, set in a small cavity, often by a lip. Calyx open. Seg- 

 ments persistent. Basin shallow, uneven. Flesh whitish green, juicy, 

 i buttery, melting, sweet, pleasant, slightly aromatic. Good to very good. 

 - September. 



Windsor. 



Summer Bell. Belle d'Ete. Green Windsor. 



Konge. Lady Thigh. Grosse Jargonelle. 



Madame. Bell Tongue. Supreme. 



Madame de France. Bellissime. Water, of some. 



Watermelon, of some. 



The Windsor is an old European Pear, very commonly known in 

 some parts of this country as the Summer Bell Pear. It is a profitable 

 market sort, bearing regularly large crops, and selling well, although in 

 quality it is, from its astringency, almost uneatable, and to be valued 

 only as a cooking fruit. The tree is remarkable for its stout, perfectly 

 upright dark brown shoots. 



Fruit large, pyriform or bell-shaped, widest above the middle, nar- 



