578 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Eye, open, set in a rather deep and irregular basin. Stalk, one inch 

 and a half long. Flesh, white, tender, and melting, with a flavour not 

 unlike the Jargonelle. 



A dessert pear ; ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 

 Succeeds well as a standard, either on the pear or quince. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY (Belle des Flandres ; Belle des Bois; Beurre 

 des Bois ; Beurre de Bourgogne ; Beurre Davy ; Beurre Davis; Beurre 

 d'Effingham ; Beurre d'Elburg ; Beurre Foidard ; Beurre St. Amour ; 

 Beurre Spence Bosch Peer; Mouille Bouche Nouvelle ; Brilliante ; 

 Fondante des Bois; Gagnee a Heuze ; Imperatrice des Bois). Fruit, 

 large, and obovate. Skin, pale yellow, almost entirely covered with 

 yellowish brown russet on the shaded side, and reddish brown on the 

 side next the sun. Eye, open, set in a small shallow basin. Stalk, 

 an inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, 

 buttery and melting, rich and sugary. 



A first rate pear ; ripe in September. 



To have this excellent pear in perfection it should be gathered before 

 it is thoroughly ripe, otherwise it is very inferior in quality. 



This was discovered by Van Mons in the village of Deftinge, in Flanders, in 

 1810, and he brought it into notice by distributing grafts among his friends. 



FLEMISH BON CHEETIEN (Bon Chretien Nouvelle; Bon 

 Chretien Turc ; Bon Chretien de Vernois). Fruit, medium sized, 

 obovate. Skin, greenish at first, but changing to yellow as it attains 

 maturity, and thickly strewed with russety dots, which are thickest on 

 the side next the sun. Eye, open, with short segments, set in a small 

 and shallow basin. Stalk, an inch and a half long, inserted by the 

 side of a fleshy swelling. Flesh, yellowish white, crisp, sweet, and 

 perfumed. 



An excellent stewing pear ; in use from November till March. 



Fleur de Guignes. See Sans Peau. 

 Florence d' Ete. See Summer Bon Chretien. 



FONDANTE D'AUTOMNE (Arbre Superbe; Belle Lucrative ; Ber- 

 gamotte Fievee ; Bergamotte Lucrative ; Beurre d'Albret ; Beurre 

 Lucratif ; Excellentissime ; Gresiliere ; Lucrate ; Seigneur; Seigneur 

 d'Espereri). Fruit, large ; obovate, and handsomely shaped. "Skin, 

 lemon-yellow, with tinges of green over the surface, marked with 

 patches of yellowish brown russet. Eye, small and open, set in a 

 shallow basin. Stalk, long, fleshy at the base, and obliquely inserted 

 without depression. Flesh, white, very tender, fine-grained, and 

 melting, very juicy, sugary, and aromatic. 



A delicious autumn pear ; ripe during September and October. On 

 the Hastings Sand formation of the Weald of Sussex, Mr. Luckhurst 

 says, " the fruit is large and handsome, of most delicious flavour, and 

 is one of our best October pears." 



