PEARS. 659 



Van Donckelaar. See Marie Louise. 

 Van Marum. See Calebasse Crosse. 

 Vandyck. See Spanish Warden. 



VAN MONS LEON LECLERC. Fruit, large, sometimes very 

 large, four to five inches long, and two and three-quarters to three 

 inches wide ; oblong-pyramidal, undulating and uneven in its outline. 

 Skin, green at first, but changing to dull yellow, covered with dots and 

 tracings of russet. Eye, open, with spreading segments, set in a 

 shallow basin. Stalk, an inch to an inch and a half long, curved, and 

 inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, buttery and 

 melting, very juicy, rich, and with a delicious sprightly vinous 

 flavour. 



A remarkably fine pear ; ripe in November. The tree is an excellent 

 bearer, succeeds well as a standard in warm situations, and forms a 

 handsome pyramid on the pear stock. 



This was raised by M, Leon Leclerc, of Laval, formerly deputy for the depart- 

 ment of Maine, and named in honour of Dr. Van Mons. The tree first fruited in 

 1828. 



VAN DE WEYER BATES. Fruit, below medium size ; roundish 

 obovate. Skin, pale lemon-yellow, covered with small brown dots 

 and a few veins of russet of the same colour. Eye, very large and 

 open, set in a moderate depression. Stalk, an inch and a quarter 

 long, inserted between two lips. Flesh, yellow, buttery, and very 

 juicy, rich, and sugary, with a pleasant aroma. 



One of the finest late pears, when few are good ; ripe from March 

 till May. 



VAUQUELIN. Fruit, very large ; oblong-obovate or pyriform, 

 uneven and undulating in its outline. Skin, pale straw-yellow, covered 

 with russet dots, and with a brownish tinge on the side next the sun. 

 Eye, large and open, set in a deep, uneven basin, which is frequently 

 higher on one side than the other. Stalk, an inch and a half long, 

 inserted without depression. Flesh, buttery and melting, very juicy ; 

 juice cold, brisk, and vinous, like that of Beurre d'Aremberg. 



A second-rate pear ; ripe in the end of October and beginning of 

 November. 



De Venus. See Calebasse. 

 Verdette. See Cassolette. 

 Vergalieu Musquee. See Urbaniste. 

 Verlaine. See Gendebien. 

 Verlaine d'Ete. See Gendebien. 

 Vermilion. See Lcllissime d'Automne. 



