The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ed, inserted in a depression. Calyx open, set in a ratherdeep, open basin. Flesh juicy, buttery, with a rich, sugary, vinous fla-vor. Good to very good. October, November. FoNDANTE Yak Mons. Raised by Dr. Yan Mons, and first introduced by Mr. Manning. 11bears al)undantly. Young wood brick red. THE PEAR. 76a Fruit nearly of medium size, roundish, a little depressed. Skin paleyellow. Stalk stout, an inch and a half long, planted in a rather deepcavity. Calyx set in a pretty deep basin. Flesh white, juicy, melting,sweet, and of very agreeable flavor. Only
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ed, inserted in a depression. Calyx open, set in a ratherdeep, open basin. Flesh juicy, buttery, with a rich, sugary, vinous fla-vor. Good to very good. October, November. FoNDANTE Yak Mons. Raised by Dr. Yan Mons, and first introduced by Mr. Manning. 11bears al)undantly. Young wood brick red. THE PEAR. 76a Fruit nearly of medium size, roundish, a little depressed. Skin paleyellow. Stalk stout, an inch and a half long, planted in a rather deepcavity. Calyx set in a pretty deep basin. Flesh white, juicy, melting,sweet, and of very agreeable flavor. Only good. Fiist of November. Footes Seckel. Raisedby Asahel Foote, of WilliamstoA\Ti, Mass., from seed of theSeckel. A very pi-omising new variety, ripening a week or two laterthan its parent, and a little more vinous. Tree healthy, vigorous, morespreading than Seckel. Young wood dark rich brown. Fruit small, oblate obtuse pyriform, yellow, shaded with brownishcrimson in the sun, nearly covered with rich crimson russet. Stalkshoi-t, Footea Seckel. Cavity small. Calyx open. Basin medium, rather deep. Flesh whitish,fine, juicy, melting, sugary, sKghtly vinous. Yery good. September. de Corail. Forelle. Truite. Petit CoraiLTrout Pear. This exquisitely beautiful German Pear—called in that languageForellen-bime, i. e., trout pear, from its finely speckled appearance—isone of the most attractive dessert fruits. Young shoots long, with fewand dark-colored branches. Fruit oblong ovate, inclining to pyriform, smooth, at first green, butwhen fully ripe lemon yellow, washed with rich deep red on the sunnyBide, where it is marked with large, margined, crimson specks. slender, slightly curved, shallow, xmeven cavity. Calyx rathersmall. Basin abruptly sunk. Flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, melt- 766 THE PEAK. ing, sliglitlj vinous. Good. Beginning of JSTovember, and may be kept,with care, till Christmas. Forme de Bergamotte Crassake. On
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