XVIII. 
THE LONGLAND PEAR. 
The perry which this pear produces is always without the 
hue flavour, which distinguishes some other varieties; but 
it is also generally free from the keen acid, which deducts 
much from the value of those kinds: and it much more nearly 
resembles cider, than any other kind of perry. It is conse¬ 
quently more valuable to the' farmer for ordinary purposes, 
than any other; and its quality, compared with common 
ciders, is rarely much below mediocrity. Its blossoms are 
extremely patient of cold and unfavourable weather, and 
the trees are consequently very productive; but the variety 
appears to be rapidly approaching that period, when it can 
no longer be cultivated with advantage. 
The specific gravity of its juice, expressed from a good 
sample of the fruit, I found to be 1063 : it probably derived 
its name from the field, in which the original tree grew. 
