486 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



It ripens in the beginning and middle of October, and soon becomes 

 pasty. The tree is a good bearer, and succeeds better on the pear 

 than on the quince. 



A seedling of Van Mons, sent with several others when quite young to his friend 

 M. Bonnet, of Boulogne. It first fruited in 1854, and was distributed in 1857 by 

 the Societe Van Mons, of Brussels. 



AUGUSTE JURIE. Fruit, about medium size, two inches and 

 three-quarters long, by two and a half broad ; obtuse ovate. Skin, 

 green, becoming yellowish green as it ripens, with a thin speckled coat 

 of russet on the side next the sun, and strewed all over with russet 

 patches. Eye, closed, with tooth-like segments, set even with the 

 surface. Stalk, from an inch to an inch and a half long, inserted 

 without depression. Flesh, crisp, rather granular, sweet, brisk, and 

 with a fine melon flavour. 



A valuable early pear ; ripe in the middle of August, and well worthy 

 of general cultivation. 



This pear was raised at the Ecole d'Horticulture at Ecully, near Lyons, under 

 the direction of my friend the late M. Willermoz. It originated from seed of 

 Beurre Giffard, sown on the llth of August, 1851, and it was named in honour of 

 M. Auguste Jurie, President of the Horticultural Society of the Rhone. 



AUGUSTE ROYER. -Fruit, small or below medium size, from two 

 to two and a quarter inches wide, and two and a quarter to two and a 

 half high ; obovate, even in its outline. Skin, entirely covered with 

 warm brown russet, and sprinkled all over with darker brown russet 

 dots. Eye, small and open, with erect, acute segments, set in a small 

 round basin. Stalk, from half an inch to three-quarters long, slender, 

 obliquely inserted by the side of a fleshy lip. Flesh, yellowish white, 

 gritty, juicy, and sweet. 



A worthless pear ; ripe in the end of October, when it rots at the 

 core. In 1866 I found it very astringent and with a disagreeable 

 flavour. In 1867 it was not astringent, but sweet, and of no character. 



It was raised by Van Mons, and the tree became the property of M. Charles 

 Durieux, of Brussels. On being submitted to the Royal Commission of Pomology 

 in 1853, it was named in honour of M. Auguste Royer, of Namur, the President of 

 the Commission. 



AURATE (Muscat dAout; Muscat de Nancy; Averat ; August 

 Muscat; Goldbirne; Auratebirne ; Kleine Rothe Sommermuscateller ; 

 De Honville). Fruit, small, growing in clusters, an inch and a quarter 

 long, and the same in breadth ; roundish turbinate. Skin, smooth, 

 green at first, but changing as it ripens to fine deep yellow, and where 

 fully exposed to the sun washed with light red, but where shaded 

 entirely yellow. Eye, large and open, with long reflexed segments, 

 and placed in a shallow depression. Stalk, an inch long, inserted 

 without depression. Flesh, yellowish white, crisp and juicy, with a 

 sugary and pleasant Muscat flavour. 



