_Synonym_: Winter Pearmain.
A slow-growing tree, but attains a large size. Branches slender,
spreading. Fruit of medium size, roundish, narrowing gradually toward
the eye. Color brownish yellow, mixed with green on the shaded side, but
next the sun reddish, blended with yellow, streaked with deeper red, and
sprinkled with numerous small brown specks. Stalk short, obliquely
planted under a fleshy lip. Calyx small, set in a broad shallow basin,
which is sometimes scarcely at all sunk, and obscurely plaited. Flesh
pale yellow, crisp, firm, a little dry, but rich and high flavored. Core
rather small. Quality very good. October to March.