NEW PEARS. CLASS II. AUTUMN. 153 



leaves small, elongated, and appositely formed." The fruit 

 is very large, oblong, obtuse at both ends; the skin of a 

 delicate green ; it becomes yellow at maturity ; the flesh 

 is white, tender, melting, full of a very abundant, sugary 

 juice. The epoch of its maturity is towards the end of 

 October, and it may be preserved three weeks. Produced 

 by M. Van Mons. 



134. SHOBDEN COUNT. Loud. Mag. [E.] Thorn. 

 Raised by Mr. Knight ; a fine variety. It possesses a 



flavor partaking of that of the melon and pine-apple. A 

 very superior and productive fruit. 



135. STRIPED BON CHRETIEN. N. Duh. 

 BON CHRETIEN PANACHE. Ib. PI. 115. 



Introduced by M. Vanieville, from Metz, in 1810. The 

 tree comes early into bearing ; the young wood is striped ; 

 the fruit is very large, and formed like the winter Bon Chre- 

 tien, irregularly striped with yellow on a green foundation; 

 the flesh almost melting, sweet, and very agreeable in its 

 raw state. This interesting species merits to be extensive- 

 ly multiplied. 



136. *SUMMER, FRANCREAL. Pom. Mag. p. 106. 

 GROS MICET D'ETE. Ib. FRANCREAL D'ETE. Diel's Pom. 

 FOSDANTE. Knoop's Pom. FRANCE CANNEL. Ib. 

 PREBLE'S BEURRE ? MILAN BLANC, of France. 



Rather large, turbinate, pale yellowish green ; the stalk 

 short and thick; the flesh white, firm, juicy, buttery, melt- 

 ing, rich, and excellent. The tree is a great bearer. The 

 fruit ripens in August. The trees grow compact; the 

 young wood is downy ; the leaves also are downy beneath. 

 A fine, productive variety. 



137. *SURPASSE MARIE LOUISE. [E.] 



PITT'S PROLIFIC MARIE. 



For the account of this new fruit I am indebted to Mr. 

 Lee, of Hammersmith. The Surpasse Marie Louise was 

 raised from the seed of Marie Louise, by Mr. Pitt. It is 

 large, and very oblong, somewhat in form of the Bosc, or 

 Calabash-formed, and covered with brown yellow russet ; 

 melting, and of fine flavor. Yet in fine quality it does not 

 surpass the Marie Louise, but is a prodigious bearer, even 

 more so than that variety. In England the Marie Louise 

 bears prodigious crops, as with us, but is sometimes liable 

 in that climate to be cut off by late spring frosts ; but 

 never so with us. It ripens in autumn. 



