Fruit ripe late September to October; medium in size, 2-1/2 in. long, 2-1/8 in. wide, obovate-acute-pyriform, symmetrical; stem 3/4 in. long, thick; cavity very shallow and obtuse or lacking, the flesh folded up around the base of the stem and often lipped; calyx open, large; lobes narrow, acute; basin shallow, narrow, obtuse, smooth or gently furrowed, symmetrical; skin thin, tender, smooth, glossy; color pale golden-yellow, blushed on the exposed cheek with solid bright red, becoming almost crimson in highly colored specimens; dots numerous, small, russet, obscure; flesh yellowish-white or dull white, fine-grained near the skin, granular at the center, tender and melting, buttery, very juicy, characteristically spicy and aromatic; quality very good. Core closed, axile, with meeting core-lines; calyx-tube conical; carpels ovate; seeds wide, plump, obtuse. CHAPTER V MINOR VARIETIES OF PEARS =A. J. Cook.= =1.= Cal. Com. Hort. _Pear Grow. Cal._ =7=:No. 5, 247, figs. 25 to 31. 1918. =2.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 134. 1920. Seedling of Bartlett which originated with J. E. Hassler, Placerville, Cal., and was introduced by Loma Rice Nursery in 1916. Tree similar to Bartlett but branches more slender and whip-like, vigorous. Fruit medium to very large, shaped like Bartlett but irregular, yellow; flesh rather coarse; flavor sweet, pleasant; Dec. =Aarer Pfundbirne.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =2=:184. 1856. A German Pound pear originated in Nassau, Hesse, about 1826. Fruit large, pyriform, smooth, greenish-yellow turning to light yellow, often blushed and dotted densely with light brown and covered with patches of russet; fleshy pulpy, semi-melting, sweet and musky; Oct. =Abbé Fétel.= =1.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 166. 1889. _Calebasse Abbé Fétel._ =2.= _Guide Prat._ 61. 1895. Fruit very large, very elongated, bright red on the side next the sun; flesh melting, very juicy, sugary; first; Nov. =Abbé Pérez.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:83, fig. 1867. =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 654. 1869. The parent tree of this variety was found in a garden of the Abbé Pérez, Lectoure, Department Gers, Fr. It was grafted and distributed in 1859. Fruit above medium, ovate, flattened at both ends, yellowish-green, dotted and streaked with russet; flesh whitish, fine, melting, juicy, sugary, acidulous, delicately perfumed; first; Nov. to Feb. =Abbott.= =1.= _Mag. Hort._ =20=:472. 1854. =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 654. 1869. Raised from seed by Mrs. T. Abbott, Providence, R. I. First fruited in 1845 or 1846. Fruit medium, obovate, inclining to pyriform, smooth, deep green changing to yellow, strewed all over with gray and crimson dots, with blush of crimson on the side to the sun; flesh yellowish-white, buttery, melting, juicy, slightly coarse and gritty, with a rich, sweet and slightly perfumed flavor; second; Sept. and Oct. =Abdon Birne.= =1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =2=:45. 1856