440 
THE PEAR. 
Skin pale yellowish-green, slightly russeted. Stalk little more 
than an- inch long, stout, often fleshy, obliquely inserted in a 
slight, irregular cavity. Calyx very short, open, with few divi- 
sions, set in a basin of moderate depth. Flesh exceedingly 
juicy, melting, sugary, rich and delicious. Last of September. 
Kirtland. 
Kirtland’s Seedling. Kirtland’s Seckel. 
Kirtland’s Beurre. 
Raised by H. T. Kirtland, Poland, Ohio. Tree moderately 
vigorous. Young wood olive brown. 
Fruit medium or below, obtusely obovate, or Bergamot shape, 
sometimes obscurely-pyriform. Skin fine yellow, mostly cover- 
ed with bright russet, occasionally mottled and streaked with 
red on the sunny side. Stalk rather short and stout, inserted 
in a small cavity, often by a ring or lip. Calyx partially open, 
persistent ; basin shallow and broad. Flesh melting, juicy, sweet, 
aromatic, and excellent, very like the Seckel but not so rich. 
Ripe first of September. (Prof. Kirtland in Pom. Rep.) 
Lawrence. 
Origin, Flush- 
ing, L. I., and 
first brought to 
notice by Wil- 
comb and King. 
Tree of mode- 
rate growth, an 
early and pro- 
fuse bearer. 
Fruit full me- 
dium size, ob- 
ovate, obtuse- 
pyriform. Stalk 
rather long, in- 
serted in an ir- 
regular cavity, 
generally at an 
inclination, and 
sometimes by a 
lip. Calyx par- 
tially closed in 
a broad shallow 
basin, surround- 
ed by promi- 
nences. Skin 
fine lemon yel- 
low, uneven, 
very thickly 
Lawrence. 
