Notes on some New Varieties of Fruits. 151 



Poire Carisie, a pear of pyriform shape, yellow color, with 

 a red cheek and brown spots, a little russet both at stem and 

 calyx ; coarse grained flesh, astringent, and very indifferent. 



FoNDANTE Rouge, a small, red pear, covered with black 

 blotches, jnicy, but coarse, and breaking, rather astringent, 

 and very poor in quality. As the name " fondante" is in no 

 way applicable to this fruit, perhaps some error was com- 

 mitted in sending out the tree. 



Poire Serrurier, of ovate form, yellowish green color, 

 with red specks, melting, juicy, and of pleasant flavor. Oc- 

 tober. 



Bergamot Crassane d'Hiver, a large pear, of very irreg- 

 ular shape, with a thick skin, of a yellow color, with red in 

 the sun ; breaking, rather astringent, not much juice or flavor. 

 Season, February. 



Poire Neill, of medium size, and elongated pyriform shape, 

 of a greenish yellow color, with brown specks, and some rus- 

 set at stem and calyx ; melting, and of a sweet, pleasant, 

 though not high flavor. Ripens in October. 



Leon Leclerc, a pear of medium size, pyriform shape, 

 yellow, with red in the sun ; juicy, melting, and very good. 



Caliorosa, a large, pyriform shaped pear, of a greenish 

 yellow color, with brown specks ; a short, thick stem, and 

 very small calyx ; not juicy, indifferent. 



Duchesse de Berri, a round, yellow pear, with green 

 specks ; ripe in September ; has a short, thick stem, with 

 russet at the stem ; juicy, pleasant, and good. 



Rousselet Precoce, a rather large, elongated, pyriform 

 shaped pear, of a yellowish color, covered with brown specks 

 and blotches ; a short, thick stem, set on one side • astringent 

 and poor. November. 



Oken d'Hiver, green, with a little bronze in the sun, and 

 some russet about the calyx ; flesh white and melting, though 

 rather dry ; of a pleasant flavor ; very gritty, and woody at 

 the core' ; stem short, and set rather on one side ; keeps till 

 middle of November. 



Beurre' Giffart, small, and of a rather irregular, pyriform 

 shape ; bright, cherry red in the sun, and on the other side 



