PLATE LVIII. 
4. CHEAT BOY. 
The history of this pear is not known. Its name indicates that its beauty is sometimes 
deceptive, and that the boys who purchase it are not to be congratulated on their bargain. 
Description .—Fruit : pyriform, of medium size, tapering towards the stalk. Skin : greenish 
yellow, with a bright rosy colour on the sunny side, it has thin patches of russet round the stalk 
and eye, and in spots over the whole surface. Eye : small and open, level with the surface, calyx 
segments upright, anthers projecting. Stalk: slender, three quarters of an inch long, inserted 
obliquely. Flesh : firm, juicy, sweet, with a slightly bitter after taste, with but little astringency. 
Juice : plentiful, of a pale amber colour. 
The chemical analysis of the juice of the Cheat Boy Pear (season 1882), by Mr. G. 
H. With, gave the following results :— 
Density of fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1*052 
Ditto after 24 hours exposure to air ... ... ... 1*052 
One hundred parts contained, of 
Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 12700 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 1*220 
Water ... ... ... ... ... 86*080 
IOO’OOO 
An early variety, very pretty to look at, but of deceptive sweetness, with an unpleasant after 
taste. 
The trees are small, but bear very freely. It is a good pear, but not much propagated now. 
Trees of considerable age are to be found at Pendock, Berrow, Birtsmorton, &c., Worcestershire. 
