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THE PEAR. 



123. FREDERIC DE WURTEMBTJRG.. Van Mon. Nois. 



Frederick of Wurtemburg.* 



It is remarkable that this extremely handsome and very good 

 dessert fruit, originated by Van Mons in 1812, should not to this 

 day have found its way into the large collection of the London 



Fig. 170. Frederick of Wurtemberg. 



Horticultural Society. It is very distinct from the Beurre* Ca- 

 piumont, with which it is sometimes confounded in this coun- 



* The Napoleon is sometimes incorrectly received under the name of " War- 

 temberg,"and the Gloat Morceau as "Roide Wurtemberg," both of which names 

 have also been applied to this pear in America. 



