PLATE LVIII. 
8. YOLKING HOUSE. 
Another Worcestershire pear of unknown history. 
Description. —Fruit: below medium size, turbinate. Skin : of a greenish yellow, scattered 
with russet, particularly around the eye and stalk. Eye : prominent, with long projecting calyx 
segments, long anthers and pistils. Stalk : short and stout, about half-an-inch long, straight or 
slightly oblique, with level insertion. Flesh: very sweet and juicy, with a pleasant aromatic taste, 
rich flavour, and very little astringency. Juice : of a pale straw colour. 
The chemical analysis of the juice by Mr. With (season 1882), is as follows :— 
Density of fresh juice 
Ditto after 24 hours exposure to air 
One hundred parts of the juice contained, of 
Sugar 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. 
W ater 
1 ’060 
1-065 
13*700 
2*300 
84-000 
IOO'OOO 
The perry is pale or white in colour, sweet and good, but not strong. It is used to mix with 
other varieties. 
The trees are of middle size, woody and rather stiff in growth, with branches inclined to 
spread, rather resembling the growth of the Alder tree. Several trees are to be seen at Rye Court, 
Berrow, of a considerable size. 
