PEARS. 613 



of brown russet. Eye, open and rather deeply set. Stalk, three- 

 quarters of an inch long, very stout, deeply inserted. Flesh, half- 

 melting, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured, with a flavour of musk. 

 An excellent pear ; ripe in December. 



This was raised by M. Boisbuncl, of Rouen, and named in honour of Marshal 

 Vaillant, President of the Horticultural Society of Paris. 



MARIE BENOIST. Fruit, large, three inches long, and the same 

 in width ; Berganiot-shaped, generally much swollen and higher one 

 side of the stalk. Skin, very much covered with brown russet, the 

 yellowish green ground colour appearing in mottles. Eye, small, open, 

 and rather deeply set. Stalk, short and thick, rather obliquely inserted. 

 Flesh, tender and melting, very juicy, sweet, and of a brisk perfumed 

 flavour. 



An excellent late pear ; in use during January and February. 



It was raised at Brissac (Maine-et-Loire) by M. Auguste Benoist, and named in 

 compliment to his daughter. 



Marianne Nouvelle. See Beurre Bosc. 

 Marie Chretienne. See Marie Louise. 



MARIE GUISSE. Fruit, large, four inches long, and three wide ; 

 pyriform, tapering gradually from the bulge to the apex, uneven, and 

 rather ribbed and bossed towards the eye. Skin, green at first, but 

 changing, as it attains maturity, to lemon-yellow, and occasionally with 

 a tinge of brownish red on the side exposed to the sun, the whole 

 covered with dark russet dots and specks. Eye, open, with long, 

 broad segments, and set in an irregular depression. Stalk, an inch 

 long, inserted on the end of the fruit, with a few plaits or ribs round 

 it. Flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, sweet, and with an acidu- 

 lous flavour and pleasant aroma. Mr. Blackmore says it is worthless 

 at Teddington. 



An excellent late pear ; in use from February to March. 



Raised by M. Guisse, at St. Ruffine, near Metz, and named by him in compli- 

 ment to his daughter. 



MARIE LOUISE (Braddictfs Field Standard; Marie Chretienne; 

 Mdrir Lnuixi 1 Delcourt; Marie Louise Nova; Princess de Parme ; 

 Van Doncklelaar). Fruit, large ; oblong or pyriform. Skin, smooth, 

 pale green, changing to yellow as it ripens, and marked with tracings 

 of thin brown russet. Eye, small and open, set in a narrow and rather 

 deep and uneven basin. Stalk, an inch and a half long, inserted without 

 depression on one side of the apex, which is generally higher on one 

 side than the other. Flesh, white, delicate, buttery, with an exceed- 

 ingly rich, sweet, and vinous flavour. 



A dessert pear of the highest merit ; ripe in October and November. 



The tree is hardy, vigorous, and succeeds well either as a standard 

 or against a wall, and though the fruit is smaller from a standard than 



