320 • Description of Scotch Pears. 



XL. Pear Duncan. Leaves longish, 

 acute, slightly pubescent, not serrated. 

 Tree a free grower, very healthy, and a 

 very great bearer. Fruit ripe in the 

 end of October ; keeps till January, 

 tastes sweet, falls in baking, but is not 

 a table Pear; cream coloured when 

 ripe. Deserves attention for its vigor- 

 ous growth and its immense produce. 



XLL Elcho Pear. Leaves round- 

 ish, dark green, pubescent, not ser- 

 rated ; footstalks long. Tree very tall, 

 spire-shaped ; bears well. Fruit ripe 

 near the end of October ; sweet and 

 juicy ; colour light green. 



