XVIII. 



THE LONGLAND PEAR. 



The perry which this pear produces is always without the 

 fine flavour, which distinguishes some other varieties ; but 

 it is also generally free from the keen acid, which deducts 

 much from the value of those kinds : and it much more nearly 

 resembles cider, than any other kind of perry. It is conse- 

 quently more valuable to the farmer for ordinary purposes, 

 than any other ; and its quality, compared with common 

 ciders, is rarely much below mediocrity. Its blossoms are 

 extremely patient of cold and unfavourable weather, and 

 the trees are consequently very productive ; but the variety 

 appears to be rapidly approaching that period, when it can 

 no longer be cultivated with advantage. 



The specific gravity of its juice, expressed from a good 

 sample of the fruit, I found to be 1063 : it probably derived 

 its name from the field, in which the original tree grew. 



