The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . Grand Isle. Isle, Vt. Tree vigorous, upright, somewhat spreading with ageand bearing; it has proved quite hardy so far, and bids fair to be PEAKS. 177 valuable for a cold locality; a good and regular bearer annually, butmore abundant on alternate years. Fruit medium, roundish oblong, obtuse pyriform; skin smooth,bright straw color, covered with many small russet dots; stalk ofmedium length, rather slender, a little inclined, set in a small cavity;calyx small, open; basin small, nearly smooth; flesh whitish, halffine, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly vino
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . Grand Isle. Isle, Vt. Tree vigorous, upright, somewhat spreading with ageand bearing; it has proved quite hardy so far, and bids fair to be PEAKS. 177 valuable for a cold locality; a good and regular bearer annually, butmore abundant on alternate years. Fruit medium, roundish oblong, obtuse pyriform; skin smooth,bright straw color, covered with many small russet dots; stalk ofmedium length, rather slender, a little inclined, set in a small cavity;calyx small, open; basin small, nearly smooth; flesh whitish, halffine, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly vinous, and of very good ripens from the last of September to the middle of October. Hoosic. A promising new variety, raised from seed of Hacons Incom-parable by Asahel Foote, of Williamstown, Mass. Tree vigorous,upright, very productive. Fruit large, roundish, inclining to obtuse pyriform; skin green-. ish yellow, deep yellow where exposed and fully mature, some tracesand nettings of russet, and many russet dots; stalk long, curved,set at an inclination in a small cavity; calyx open; basin ratherbroad, moderately deep, a little uneven; flesh whitish, half fine,juicy, melting, quite rich and aromatic; very good. Season October. 178 PEARS. Jules dAiroles (De Leon Leclerc). A seedling of Leon Leclerc, raised at Laval, France, and dedi-cated, to his friend, M. de Liron dAiroles. Tree moderately vigor-ous, rather upright, a good but not very prolific bearer. Fruit medium, roundish pj^riform, a little elongated, and slightlyobtuse, regular; skin pale greenish yellow, often shaded with crim-
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