. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. PEA 437 PEA Fig. 115.—{P. 434.). red. Stalk about an inch in length,! one shoulder more prominent than the | other; calyx placed in a slightly form- ed cavity. The flesh is white, and combines with a delightful aroma, all' the good qualities of the old well-, known Beurre or Butter Pear. I " Ripe middle of August to close of' ;—Rural Reg. \ Bezi de la Motte. (Fig. 119.) " This is a pretty widely known French Pear, and is well worthy of perpetuity, even though not decidedly in the first class. Its habit is robust, yields fr
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. PEA 437 PEA Fig. 115.—{P. 434.). red. Stalk about an inch in length,! one shoulder more prominent than the | other; calyx placed in a slightly form- ed cavity. The flesh is white, and combines with a delightful aroma, all' the good qualities of the old well-, known Beurre or Butter Pear. I " Ripe middle of August to close of' ;—Rural Reg. \ Bezi de la Motte. (Fig. 119.) " This is a pretty widely known French Pear, and is well worthy of perpetuity, even though not decidedly in the first class. Its habit is robust, yields fruit freely, which keeps well ; the flavour is aromatic, texture buttery. Its out- line is roundish—flattened ; the stem under an inch in length. Calyx va- riously placed, in some specimens the basin is shallow and the curvature regu- lar, in others quite irregular. Skin, green, in well-ripened specimens yel- lowish, and spotted with brown dots. Ripe in October.—Rural Reg. Washington. (Fig. ISC') " We have elsewhere expressed our regret that foreign fruits of doubtful worth, should have been cherished and dis- seminated, to the neglect of unques- tionably fine varieties of native origin. The Washington Pear is a seedling, discovered in a hedge-row on the es- tate of the late Col. Robinson, near Naaman's Creek, Delaware, some forty-eight or fifty years ago. We are informed by our friend Dr. Thomp-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnson, George William, 1802-1886; Landreth, David. Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
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