PLATE XLVL 
6. PINE PEAR. 
The origin of this small Pear is unknown. It takes its name from its aromatic pine-apple 
flavour. The trees are old and large. 
Description. —Fruit: small, of a flat pyriform shape, broad below, and narrowing quickly 
towards the stalk, its sides being often unequal. Skin : green, with numerous very small spots on 
the surface, clustering together round the eye. Eye : open and shallow, with upright segments, and 
set in a shallow basin. Stalk : very long, and very irregular in shape. Flesh : white, with a 
plentiful, thin, sweet juice, of a pale amber colour, and vinous pine-apple flavour. 
The chemical analysis (season 1881) by Mr. With afford these results : 
Density of fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1*035 
Ditto ditto after 24 hours’ exposure to air ... ... 1*040 
And one hundred parts of juice by weight yielded of— 
Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 9 ' 3 °° 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. .. ... ... 4*100 
Water ... ... ... ... ... 86*6oo 
The Pine Pear is generally confused with the last variety, the Pint Pear , but they are as 
distinct in character as in appearance. This variety is a late pear, and is generally used to give 
flavour to the juice from other pears. In a good year, when used alone, it makes perry of a delicious 
flavour, and bottles well. It is similar to the Oldfield perry in flavour, character, and in its period of 
maturity. 
The tree is hardy, grows to a large size, and bears well ; but it is not much grown, 
though it is still being propagated by those who know its value. 
