PEARS. 593 



Henri Nicaise. See Heliotc Dundas. 

 Henri Quatre. See Henry the Fourth. 



HENRIETTE (Belle Henriette ; Henriette Eouvier). Fruit, about 

 medium size ; roundish obovate. Skin, pale yellow, covered with 

 patches and network of smooth cinnamon-coloured russet, and some- 

 times with an orange tinge next the sun. Eye, small, and almost level 

 with the surface. Stalk, an inch or more in length, inserted without 

 depression. Flesh, very tender, buttery, and melting, very rich and 

 sugary, with a fine perfume. 



A very fine pear ; ripe in the beginning and middle of December. 



Raised by M. Bouvier, of Jodoigne, in 1825. 



Henriette Bouvier. See Henriette. 



HENRY THE FOURTH (Henri Quatre; Jacquiri). Fruit, below 

 medium size ; obtuse pyriform. Skin, greenish white, becoming deep 

 lemon-yellow as it attains maturity, entirely covered with fine cinnamon- 

 coloured russet, and with a tinge of dull red next the sun. Eye, small 

 and open, with short segments, and set hi a shallow basin. Stalk, 

 about an inch long, obliquely inserted, without depression, by the side 

 of a fleshy lip. Flesh, white, rather coarse-grained, tender, half-melt- 

 ing, juicy, with a rich, sweet, and aromatic flavour. 



A delicious little dessert pear ; ripe in September and October. 

 Tree, hardy, and an excellent bearer, succeeds well as a standard, and 

 thrives excellently on the quince. 



Hep worth. See Welbeck Bergamot. 

 Herbst Bergamotte. See Bergamotte (TAutomne. 

 Herbs tjargonelle. See A h / mon Dieu. 

 Herfst of Laate. See Bergamotte d'Automne. 



HESSLE (Hasel; Hazel; Hessel). Fruit, below medium size"; 

 turbinate. Skin, greenish yellow, very much covered with large 

 russety dots, which give it a freckled appearance. Eye, small and 

 open, slightly depressed. Stalk, an inch long, obliquely inserted 

 without depression. Flesh, tender, very juicy, sweet, and with a high 

 aroma. 



An excellent market-gardening pear ; ripe in October. The tree is 

 hardy, vigorous, and a most abundant bearer. It forms a fine standard, 

 succeeding in almost every situation, and particularly in the northern 

 climates, where the more tender varieties do not attain perfection. It 

 is grown to a large extent as a market pear, and is one of the best and 

 most remunerating to the grower. 



It takes its name from the village of Hessle, in Yorkshire, where it was first 

 discovered. Mr. Decaisne thought it was of German origin, and says he preferred 

 using the German name instead of the French translation Noisette ! 



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