206 Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



and is generally a higher-colored pear than the White Doy- 

 enne. 



In 1842, we received scions of the Beurre Crapaud, {fig- 

 23,) from Henry Corse, Esq., Montreal; and, in the letter 

 accompanying the same, he states that, even in that climate, 

 it was very hardy, and altogether a most superior fruit. Such 

 good authority for its adaptation to our climate, as well as its 

 excellence, in connexion with our own knowledge of it, is suf- 

 ficient to induce us to recommend it as a most desirable vari- 

 ety. It grows upon the pear or quince, and the wood, which 

 is exceedingly vigorous, is light yellow. 



Size, medium, about two and a half inches broad, and two 

 and a half long : Form, roundish-obovate, full, and little flat- 

 tened at the crown, rounding off to the stem end, which is obtuse: 

 Skin, fair, smooth, deep yellow, beautifully shaded with bright 

 red in the sun, and covered with small, russet specks : Stem, 

 short, about half an inch long, stout, curved, largest at the end 

 adjoining the branch, and inserted, generally obliquely, in a 

 shallow, open cavity : Eye, medium size, partially closed, and 

 little depressed in a broad basin ; segments of the calyx short, 

 stout, stiff", projecting : Flesh, yellowish, fine, melting and 

 juicy : Flavor, rich, sugary, and delicious, with a fine musky 

 aroma : Core, large : Seeds, medium size, and brown. Ripe 

 in October. 



96. RoussELET DE Meester. Mag. of Hort. Vol. VIII. p. 58. 



Ferdinand de Meester? Noisette, in the Annales de la Soc. d^ Horti- 

 culture, Vol. XV. 



Whether the Rousselet de Meester, or the Ferdinand de 

 Meester, be the correct name for this pear, we are unable to 

 say. Mr. Manning described it in our Magazine, (Vol. VIII. 

 p. 58,) and his specimens were produced on trees the scions 

 of which were among the first lot received by Messrs Man- 

 ning and Kenrick, from Dr. Van Mons, in 1835 ; Noisette, 

 however, describes a pear as the Ferdinand de Meester, which 

 Van Mons named after his gardener, and it is scarcely possible 

 that two distinct varieties would be named with so slight a 

 difference. As Van Mons, in making up his list, would un- 

 doubtedly send the true names, we infer that, although he 



