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green on the shaded side, changing to yellowish green as it ripens, 

 and next the sun of a dull dark red, and entirely covered with numer- 

 ous dots and patches of brown russet. Eye, small and open, with 

 short acute segments, set in a shallow cavity. Stalk, an inch long, 

 curved, and obliquely inserted under a fleshy lip. Flesh, white, tender, 

 buttery, and melting, with a rich sugary and pleasantly perfumed 

 flavour. 



An excellent early dessert pear ; ripe in September. The tree bears 

 well as a standard. 



FIGUE D'ALENCON (Bonnissime de la Sarthe ; Figue of De- 

 caisne ; Bonnissime; Figue d'Hiver ; Gros Figue). Fruit, large, four 

 inches to four and a quarter long, and two inches and a half wide ; 

 long pyriform or pyramidal, terminating in a knob or fleshy folds which 

 envelop the stalk, uneven in its outline, and twisted in its axis. Skin, 

 like that of a Marie Louise, of a uniform yellow ground colour, and 

 speckled with patches of cinnamon russet, particularly round the eye, 

 where it is entirely covered with it. Eye, open, with erect, narrow, 

 stout segments, set in a shallow undulating basin. Stalk, an inch 

 long, fleshy throughout nearly the whole of its length, and united to 

 the fruit with fleshy folds. Flesh, close-grained, tender and melting, 

 very juicy, sweet, richly flavoured, and with a fine aroma. 



A fruit of varying merit ; ripe in the middle and end of November. 

 In 1864 I found some specimens coarse-grained, which rotted without 

 melting ; but others to possess the description given above. 



Figue d'Hiver. See Figue d'Alencon. 

 Figue Musquee. See Windsor. 



FIGUE DE NAPLES (Comtesse de Frenol; Vigne de Pelone). 

 Fruit, above medium size ; oblong. Skin, greenish yellow, entirely 

 covered with thin delicate russet, and dark reddish brown on the side 

 next the sun. Eye, open, with very short segments, set in a wide, 

 shallow basin. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, inserted without 

 depression, frequently with a fleshy lip at the base. Flesh, greenish 

 white, buttery, and melting, with a rich sugary flavour. 



An excellent pear ; ripe in November. The tree is hardy and 

 vigorous, and bears abundantly as a standard. 



M. A. Leroy makes a mistake in giving this as a synonyme of Figue d'Alen^on. 



Fingal's. See Hampderis Bergamot. 

 Fin Or d'Ete. See Summer Franc Heal. 

 Fin Or d'Hiver. See Winter Franc Real. 



FIN OR DE SEPTEMBER. Fruit, large; pyriform. Skin, 

 smooth, bright green, becoming yellowish on the shaded side, and 

 bright dark red next the sun, and covered with numerous brown dots. 



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