Plate XVIII. 
4. RED PEAR. 
[Syn : Red Horse Pear. ] 
“ The Red Horse Pear next the Bosbury." (Evelyn’s Pomona.) 
This Pear seems to have been well-known in the 17th century, but its origin is involved in 
obscurity. 
Description,— Fruit: small and perfectly round, even and regular in its outline, sometimes 
inclining to turbinate. Skin : almost entirely covered with a rather bright red colour, except round 
the stalk, and where it has been shaded, and there it is yellow ; the whole surface is sprinkled with 
pale grey russet dots. Eye : open, having clove-like segments, and set level with the surface. Stalk : 
three quarters of an inch long, stout and straight with the axis of the fruit, set in a narrow shallow 
cavity. Flesh : pale yellow, firm, dry and gritty. 
The tree is very hardy, early, and an excellent bearer. 
The Perry is very good, and has a strong cider like character. It bottles well, and in good 
seasons makes an excellent saleable beverage. 
Mr. With’s analysis of the fresh juice (1879) is as follows :— 
Density of fresh juice ... ... ... ... 1*0398 
Ditto after 24 hours exposure to air... ... ... 1*0398 
One hundred parts by weight contained :— 
Sugar ... ... ... ... ... 8*742 
Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c., ... ... ..... 3*202 
Water ... ... .. ... ... 88*056 
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