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and showy appearance and of second rate flavour, but much 

 esteemed for stewing. It makes very strong wood, the young 

 shoots yellowish-brown. 



Fruit very large, irregular pyriform, with a wide crown. 

 Skin deep yellow, at maturity, with a fine red cheek, sprinkled 

 with distinct brownish-green dots. Stalk an inch and a half 

 long, curved, planted in a crumpled shallow cavity. Calyx 

 large, set in an irregular basin. Flesh white, juicy, rather 

 crisp, with a saccharine flavour. Last of September. 



83. COMPTE DE LAMY. Thomp. 



Beurre Curte. Marie Louise Nova. ) ac. to 



Dingier. Marie Louise the Second. \ Thomp. 



A rich, truly deli- 

 cious, sugary pear, 

 of the highest quality. 

 It is one of the late new 

 Flemish varieties, and 

 is worthy of unusu- 

 al attention. Young 

 shoots pretty strong, 

 upright, dark co- 

 loured. 



Fruit of medium 

 size, roundish-obo- 

 vate. Skin yellow, 

 with a brownish red 

 cheek, and sprinkled 

 iwith small russetty 

 dots. Stalk an inch 

 (long, straight, ob- 

 liquely inserted un- 

 der a lip, or planted 

 in a slight cavity. 

 Calyx small, set in a 

 shallow, smooth ba- 

 Fig. 158. Compte de Lamy. sin. Flesh white, 



fine grained, buttery, melting, saccharine, and high flavoured. 



Last of September to middle of October. 



This is quite distinct from the Marie Louise Nova of some 



American gardens, received from Van Mons. [See Marie 



Louise Nova.] 



84. COMPRETTE. Van Mons. 



The Comprette is a very fine, new, Flemish seedling, of Dr. 

 Van Mons', which has iust begun to bear in this country, and 



