PLATE LVIII. 
6. WINNALL’S LONGLAND. 
This pear was raised by the late Mr Winnall, of Woodfield, in the parish of Weston-under- 
Penyard, near Ross, towards the close of the last century (c. 1790) The first orchard planted with 
it, was the one called “ Noaks Style” on that estate, from whence his friends in Herefordshire and 
Worcestershire were supplied with grafts. 
Description .—Fruit : handsome, rather above medium size, of long pyriform shape, tapering 
very much towards the stalk, but often fuller on one side than the other. Skin : greenish yellow, 
with a beautiful red tint, softened with bloom on the side exposed to the sun, the whole surface 
sprinkled with small spots, which become larger towards the stalk. Eye : small and open, set in a 
slight depression. Stalk : slender, nearly an inch long, often inserted obliquely. Flesh : soft, juicy 
and sweet, with a slightly bitter after taste and without astringency. Juice : straw colour, very 
sweet, with a slight Jargonelle flavour. 
The chemical analysis of the juice by Mr. With (season 1882), is as follows:— 
Density of fresh juice .. ... ... ... i'045 
Ditto after 24 hours exposure to air .. .. ... i'05o 
One hundred parts of the juice contained, of 
Sugar ... .. ... ... 11 ‘goo 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... ... 1 780 
Water ... ... ... . ... 86 - 320 
The perry is more luscious than that from the ordinary Longland pear, and very strong. It 
is rough in flavour, and not fit for bottling, but it is very saleable for ordinary purposes. With a little 
colouring from burnt sugar, it cannot readily be distinguished from cider, for which it is not 
unfrequently sold. It is difficult to make well, and in some districts is apt to get a smoky flavour. 
The tree is very handsome in shape and park-like, of great size, and very vigorous. It bears 
profusely. Mr. Chas. Blandford, of Merrables, Dymock, said in 1880, “ There are seven trees on 
my farm, with fruit enough on them to make 14 hogsheads of perry. During the five years I have 
been here, these seven trees have averaged 12 hogsheads of perry annually.” It is also widely 
grown around Ledbury and in Worcestershire, about Eldersfield, Birtsmorton, and other parishes in 
the valley of the lower Severn. It is still propagated extensively in these districts. 
