A dictionary of modern gardening - University Library

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PEA 437 PEA
Fig. 115.—{P. 434.)
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 outline
is roundish—flattened ; the stem
under an inch in length. Calyx va-
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Reg.
red. Stalk about an inch in length,! riously placed, in some specimens the
one shoulder more prominent than the basin is shallow and the curvature regu-
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other; calyx placed in a slightly formlar, in others quite irregular. Skin,
ed cavity. The flesh is white, and
combines with a delightful aroma, all
green, in well-ripened specimens yellowish,
and spotted with brown dots.
the good qualities of the old well-, Ripe in October.
known Beurre or Butter Pear. Washington. I
" Ripe middle of August to close of' have elsewhere
Rural
Rural Reg.
(Fig. ISC')
expressed our
" We
regret
September."
that foreign fruits of doubtful worth,
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should have been cherished and disseminated,
to the neglect of unquestionably
fine varieties of native origin.
The Washington Pear is a seedling,
discovered in a hedge-row on the estate
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-
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