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45. AMANDE DOUBLE. Van Mons. 

 Amanda's Double. Man. in Hov. Mag. 



One of Van Mons' seedlings, received by Mr. Manning, and 

 we suppose named by Van Mons, in allusion to its having 

 double kernels. It is a very handsome fruit. By misconcep- 

 tion it has been called here Amanda's Double. Mr. Manning's 

 description of it is as follows. 



" Medium size, pyriform, stem short, fleshy at its junction 

 with the fruit. Skin yellow and bright red. Flesh coarse 

 grained, sweet, tender and excellent. Ripe the middle of Sep- 

 tember." Shoots stout, upright, dark olive. 



A subsequent examination of this pear leads us to think it 

 dry and inferiour in many seasons. 



46. AUTUMN COLMAR. Thomp. Lind. 



A Flemish pear, of fair quality, and a good bearer. 



Fruit of medium size, oblong or obtuse, pyriform, a little un- 

 even. Skin pale green, dotted with numerous russety specks. 

 Stalk about an inch long, straight, planted in a small, uneven 

 cavity. Calyx small, closed, set in a slight basin, a little fur- 

 rowed. Flesh a little gritty at the core, buttery, with a rich 

 and agreeable flavour. October. 



47. BELMONT. Thomp. 



An English kitchen pear, considerably like the Althorpe 

 Crassane, and of the same origin. It bears abundantly and 

 constantly with us, and is remarkably fine for cooking and pre- 

 serving, but is scarcely fit for the table. 



Fruit roundish-obovate, medium, sometimes of rather large 

 size. Skin fair, y^fcwish-green, marked with numerous dots, 

 and a little brownish next the sun. Stalk quite long, (two inch- 

 es or more,) slender and curved. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, 

 and sweet. October. 



48. BELLE ET BONNE. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Schone und Gute. 



Gracieuse. 



Belle de Brussels, (incorrectly.) 



The Belle et Bonne (beautiful and good,) pear is a variety 

 from Belgium, of large size, fine appearance, and saccharine 

 flavour. It is a showy and good fruit, but whoever reads Mr. 

 Kenrick's description, and expects to find it " a delicious Ber- 



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