296 Descriptions of three new Pears. , 



and inserted upon a little projection [mamelon) ; Eye, large, 

 sunk in deep round basin; divisions of the calyx, small: 

 Skin, thin, dull yellowish green, traced and freckled with 

 gray or bronze, dotted with specks of the same color ; yel- 

 lowish around the eye, and greenish around the stem : Flesh, 

 very fine, melting, buttery, sugary ; juice abundant, slightly 

 acidulated. 



This is an excellent fruit, of the first quality, and, when 

 well known, will find a place in every collection. 



2. General Lamoriciere. 



Tree, moderately vigorous upon the quince, but a most 

 abundant bearer. 



Fruit, of medium size, (Jig. 22,J about two inches long and 

 two in diameter : Form, regular, pyramidal : Stem, two inches 

 in length, stout, straight, swollen at the two extremities, and 

 set in a cavity formed by two projections: Eye, large, closed, 

 placed nearly even with the surface of the crown ; segments 

 of the calyx straight, projecting : Skiti, of a uniform gray, 

 sprinkled with green freckles : Flesh, greenish white, fine, 

 melting, tender, buttery, and perfumed ; juice abundant. 



Ripens the end of September and commencement of Oc- 

 tober. 



This is a fruit of the first quality. 



3. Beurre' de Bollwiller. 



This variety (jig. 23) is not new. M. Leroy received it 

 of the Messrs. Baumann, of Bollwiller, some years ago ; but 

 has not fruited it in his school of specimen trees until 1851. 

 The following is the description made from a fruit gathered 

 from a tree five years old : — 



Tree, moderately vigorous and fertile. 



Fruit, medium size, about two and a half inches long, and 

 two in diameter at one third of its height ; it is turbinate, 

 pretty regular, but one side is larger than the other ; surface 

 smooth : Stem, rather large, about two thirds of an inch in 

 length, swollen at the end adjoining the tree, curved, and 

 inserted without any cavity, but having at the base a very 

 slight projection (petit mamelon) : Eye, small, nearly closed, 



