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it was called Medaille. The original tree was afterwards sent to Abbe Duquesne, 

 and by him named Napoleon. It was sent to this country in 1816 by Van Mons, 

 and was the first of the Flemish pears received with an authenticated name. Much 

 confusion has arisen by the way both fruit and grafts of his seedlings had been 

 sent over by Van Mons. 



NAPOLEON III. Fruit, large, three inches and a half long, and 

 two and three-quarters wide ; obovate, uneven, and bossed on its 

 surface. Skin, deep yellow, strewed with numerous dots and patches 

 of russet. Eye, small and open, set in a pretty deep and narrow basin. 

 Stalk, half an inch long, very stout, fleshy at the base, and set on a 

 level with the surface. Flesh, white, very juicy and melting, with a 

 fine brisk vinous flavour and pleasant aroma. 



A very excellent pear ; ripe in September. The tree bears well and 

 forms very neat pyramids on the quince. 



It was raised by M. Andre Leroy, of Angers, who named it in honour of the 

 Emperor. 



NAVEZ PEINTRE. Fruit, medium sized; egg-shaped, even and 

 regularly formed. Skin, yellowish green on the shaded side, and 

 marked with bands of brown russet, but with a blush of brownish red 

 next the sun. Eye, open, very slightly depressed. Stalk, an inch long, 

 rather slender, not depressed. Flesh, yellowish, melting, very juicy, 

 piquant, and sugary, with a fine aroma. 



A very fine pear ; ripe in the end of September. 



I received this from M. Papeleu, of Wetteren, in 1847, but I have never seen it 

 described in any previous work. 



NEC PLUS MEURIS. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three 

 quarters wide and the same high ; roundish turbinate, very uneven and 

 bossed on its surface. Skin, rough, dull yellow, very much covered 

 with dark brown russet. Eye, half open, generally prominent. Stalk, 

 very short, not at all depressed, frequently appearing as a mere knob 

 on the apex of the fruit. Flesh, yellowish white, buttery, and melting, 

 with a rich, sugary, and vinous flavour. 



A first-rate pear ; ripe from January till March. It succeeds well as 

 a pyramid, but is best from a wall. 



This is a seedling of Van Mons, raised in his Garden la Fidelite at Brussels, and 

 named as a compliment to Pierre Meuris, his gardener, of whom Van Mons said, 

 " Meuris est ne avec la genie de la Pomonomie." 



Nec Plus Meuris [of the French] . See Beurre d'Anjou. 



NECTARINE. Fruit, medium sized ; roundish obovate. Skin, 

 yellow, covered with large dots and patches of pale brown russet. Eye, 

 open, with erect stiff segments, set in a shallow basin. Stalk, very 

 short and stout, set in a round cavity. Flesh, yellowish, buttery, rich, 

 with a fine, brisk, acidulous flavour, and agreeable aroma. 



A first-rate pear, with a good deal of the character of Passe Colmar ; 

 ripe in the beginning of October. 



