
          549

249

Poire d'Auch (1817)

This Pear I obtained from my Brother John D Coxe as
the Nixon Pear of Philadelphia who calls it the real Auch
Pear. It is of midling size, the stem of more than ordinary
length. The color yellowish green, the skin uneven but not rough
(August 19, 1817 budded 12 buds on Jargonelle on Main Orch[Orchard] S[South] walk  Kitchen Garden)
From the above mentioned bud, saved one fine shoot from which I grafted
a tree on the South of Main Garden  walk Sunbury at the SE Corner of first crosswalk
in the Border.

[sketch of pear]

Nov. 4. 1819 This day I have eaten one of these pears
received from my brother, although from the nature of
the Season ( the driest & most unfavorable ever known among us
for apples & pears ) it appears to be a fruit of high flavor & of
great richness.  The flesh is very firm and melting, of a 
yellow cast, resembling the Muscat Allemand in texture taste
color and appearance.  The skin yellowish green mixed with a dark
Russet in spots and veins & of a firm texture
        