
          468

168

F 52

Imperiale a'feuilles de Chene
Same as Amiré Joannet E 21 No 232. p 532

[sketch of pear]

1810 July 26.

The pear imported under the above name differs
widely from the true oak leaved pear.  It is  a small pear
ripening in the latter part of July of a round form a little
produced at the Stalk, skin a yellow green with no red. Taste sprightly
but <s>illegible</s> not much
flavor - without sufficient merit for cultivation.

[sketch of index finger pointing right]
I  believe the true Imperiale a'feuilles de Chene
is the french pear No 199. F 88. see p. 499.
        