82 Notices of several of the most highly-esteemed 



years, our nurseries and gardens will be stocked with fruits far excel- 

 ling our present varieties, of which we have but a limited number. 



Urbaniste. Hort. Soc. Trans. Vol. v. p. 411, and of Mr. Knight's 

 present. Bcurre de Roi of France. 



The former is the true Flemish name. This pear stands deser- 

 vedly high, and is of great excellence in quality, besides other good 

 points. It grows well, and retains its foliage till the very last of the 

 season. Not even one of the smallest shoots have been winter killed 

 on my trees. They are full and constant bearers, but they did not 

 fruit early ; it being six or seven years from the time of grafting ; 

 they have made good wood every season. This pear ranks with 

 those of large size. 



It ripens in October. 



Raised by the Count de Coloma, of Malines, and specimens of the 

 fruit presented to the London Horticultural Society from him, in 1823. 



Beurre Knox. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 104, and of Mr. Knight's 



present. 



This pear may be placed with those large and fair ; I have seldom 

 seen spots on any of them; quality good, not first rate; many of 

 them this year showed some signs of early decay at the core. The 

 trees grow well, retain their foliage to the last of the season ; none of 

 the branches have been winter killed. My trees produced fruit the 

 fourth year after grafting, and they are constant bearers. The color 

 of the fruit is a pale green, russetty on the sunny side. 



Ripens in October, and is one of the new Flemish pears. 



FoRELLE. Hort. Soc. Trails. Vol. v. p. 408. PomologicalMag^ 

 azine, t. 112, and of Mr. Knight's present. 



This pear, which appears so beautifully figured in the London 

 Horticultural Transactions, and in the Pomological Magazine, does 

 not succeed in our climate. The trees growing in my garden have 

 been in bearing for the three last seasons, and not a single pear has 

 matured sufficiently to perfect its color or flavor ; they have shriv- 

 elled and then decayed. Part of the trees grow well, and the other 

 part blight and decay, the fruit full of black spots, and showing 

 strong marks of a run-out variety. 



Supposed by Dr. Diel to have originated in Northern Saxony. 



Passe Colmar. Pom. Mag. t. 64. Hort. Soc. Trails. Vol. v. p. 



410, and of Mr. Knight's present. 



This proves a very valuable variety, and worthy of general culti- 

 vation. The specimens exhibited at the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society the two last seasons were exceedingly fine. It is said to be 

 a great bearer. In perfection from December to February. 



Raised by Counsellor Hardenpont of Flanders. 



