PLATE LVIII. 
3. STONY WAY PEAR. 
“ Stony Ways ” are not uncommon. This pear however is said to have originated at the 
Stony Way, near “The Winnings,” at Colwall. It has only been brought into notice during the last 
twenty years. 
Description. —Fruit: below medium size, of an irregular oval shape elongated towards the 
stalk, and usually bulging out on one side. Skin: greenish yellow, slightly tinted with brownish red 
towards the sun, and covered freely with minute spots of russet. Eye : small and open, in a small 
and shallow cavity. Stalk : slender, an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh : firm and 
juicy, with a rather vapid taste, very slightly bitter, but without astringency. Juice : plentiful, of a 
pale straw colour. 
The chemical analysis of the juice of the Stony Way Pear (Season 1882), by Mr. G. 
H. With, gave the following results :— 
Density of fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1*040 
Ditto after 24 hours exposure to air ... ... ... 1*042 
One hundred parts (by weight) of the juice contained, of 
Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 8*360 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. .. ... ... 3'890 
Water ... ... ... ... ... 87*750 
100*000 
The perry is strong and of good quality, though wanting in sweetness. It is therefore 
seldom to be met with unmixed, and indeed, it may be said, that it is never made alone. 
The trees are not large, of round or spreading growth, but are said to be uncertain in 
bearing. 
