PLATE LI. 
4. DUNMORE. 
Mr. Knight named this seedling pear (c. 1820—30) from Dunmore, near Stirling, the seat 
of Lord Dunmore. 
Description. —Fruit: above medium size, oblong, obovate. Skin : greenish, marked with 
numerous dots and patches of brown russet, and with a brownish-red tinge next the sun. Eye : 
small and open, set in a rather deep and narrow basin. Stalk : an inch and a half long. Flesh : 
yellowish white, buttery and melting, with a rich and sugary flavour. 
A pear of excellent quality, ripe in September and October. Mr. Knight thought it as large 
and as good as a Brown Beurr£. “ When allowed to ripen and grow mellow on the tree, I have 
thought it,” said he, “the most melting and best pear of its season.” The birds think well of it 
too, for they are very apt to attack the fruit prematurely. It should be gathered at successive 
intervals, before it is ripe, for it decays at the centre without shewing it outwardly. 
The tree is very hardy, rapid in growth, and bears abundantly, often producing fruit on the 
new wood. It is an excellent variety for cold and doubtful situations. 
