396 



THE PEAR. 



little coarse grained, soft, sweet, and of pleasant flavour. Last 

 of September. 



137. JALOUSIE DE FONTENAY VENDEE. Man. in H. M. 



This excellent French pear, was imported from Vilmorin, of 

 Paris. It is greatly superiour in flavour to the old Jalousie, 

 though having a little of its peculiar appearance. Young shoots 

 upright, long, brownish-yellow. 



Fruit of me- 

 dium size, tur- 

 binate, or ob- 

 tuse - pyriform. 

 Skin dull yellow 

 and green, con- 

 siderably mark- 

 ed with russet 

 patches and dots, 

 and tinged with 

 a red cheek. 

 Stalk about an 

 inch long, set 

 obliquely, with- 

 out depression 

 on an obtuse 

 point. Calyx 

 with closed and 

 stiff segments, 

 set in a shallow, 

 round basin. 

 Flesh white, but- 

 tery, melting, 

 with a rich fla- 

 voured juice. 

 First of October. 



Fig. 173. Jalousie de Fontenay Vendte. 



138. KING EDWARD'S. Thomp. 

 Jackman's Melting. Man. 



King Edward's is a large, and very handsome fruit, which 

 was received from England, with a high reputation, but which 

 proves a very uncertain fruit in this climate. Occasionally, it 

 is of excellent flavour, but very often it is quite astringent and 

 indifferent. The tree is very thrifty. Young shoots stout, up- 

 right, dark brown. 



Fruit large, pyriform, tapering gradually to the stalk, which 



