The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . Long Island. Tree vigorous, upright in habit, not an early bearer, buiwhen mature bears heavily. Young wood olive brown. Fruit medium, roundish ovate, variable in form, gi-eenish yellow,netted and dotted with russet. Stalk short. Cavity shallow, large, open. Basin shallow. Flesh yellowish, juicy, melting,»<weet. Good to very good. October. HilLENE Gr^GOIRE. E-aised by M. Gr^goire, of Jodoigne, Belgium. Tree vigorous andproductive. Young wood dull reddish brown. Fruit large, ovate, light greenish yellow, slightly colored in the sun,russet
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . Long Island. Tree vigorous, upright in habit, not an early bearer, buiwhen mature bears heavily. Young wood olive brown. Fruit medium, roundish ovate, variable in form, gi-eenish yellow,netted and dotted with russet. Stalk short. Cavity shallow, large, open. Basin shallow. Flesh yellowish, juicy, melting,»<weet. Good to very good. October. HilLENE Gr^GOIRE. E-aised by M. Gr^goire, of Jodoigne, Belgium. Tree vigorous andproductive. Young wood dull reddish brown. Fruit large, ovate, light greenish yellow, slightly colored in the sun,russet patches and spots. Stalk short, set in a narrow cavity. Calyxlarge. Basin furrowed. Flesh fine, melting, half buttery, juicy, sweet,perfumed. October. (An. Pom.) THE PEAR. 761 of Belgium. One of Van Mons seedlings. Growth vigorous, upnght, productive,Young wood dull grayish brown. Fruit rather large, broad obtuse pyriform, greenish yellow, netted ancipatched with russet, and sprinkled with green and brown dots. Stalk. HenkeL inclined, rather stout, fleshy at insertion by a ring or lip. Calyx par-tially open. Segments short, stiff, sometimes reflexed. Basin ratherlarge, slightly uneven, russeted. Plesh whitish, juicy, melting, with arich, slightly vinous flavor. Very good to best. September. Henri Bivort. Henri (Bivort.) A Belgian variety. Tree vigorous. Fruit medium, obovate pyriform, greenish yellow, few patches of 782 THE PEAK. russet, and many green and brown dots. Flesh whitisli, jui(;y, halfmelting, sugary. Good. September. Henki Desportes. A seedling of Andre Leroys. Fruit large, pyriform. Flesli wMte, juicy, one of the best summerPears. (Leroy.) Henrietta. Raised by Gov. Edwards, of New Haven, Conn. Tree a free grower,of upright form, a good bearer. Young wood reddish brown. Fruit medium, roundish oval, greenish or greenish yellow, a littlenetted and patched with russet, tinge of red in the sun. Flesh whitishgreen, juicy, half melting, sweet. Good. Se
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