AITTUMN PBARS. 3&9 



lowish green, with a faint blush on the sunny side. Calyx 

 open, slightly sunk. Stalk an inch and a half long, rather slen- 

 der, inserted with little or no depression. Flesh white, half-but- 

 tery, juicy, sweet, but second rate. September and October. 



142. MOOR-FOWL EGG. Lind. Thomp. 



Little Swan's Egg. 

 Knevett's New Swan's Egg. 



The Moor-fowl Egg is a Scotch pear, very hardy, and there- 

 fore, popular in that climate, which is cold and unfavourable 

 for the pear. It is a third rate fruit, much like the Swan's 

 Egg, and unworthy of cultivation in this country. [The Moor- 

 fowl's Egg, of some Boston gardens, is the Swan's Egg.] 



Fruit rather small, roundish. Skin dull green, washed with 

 brown on the exposed side, and dotted with minute russet dots. 

 Stalk long and slender, planted in a slight hollow, or by the 

 side of a fleshy lip. Basin narrow, slightly sunk. Calyx 

 open. Flesh yellowish-white, soft, a little gritty, juicy and 

 sweet. September and October. 



143. MARIE LOUISE. P. Mag. Lind. Thomp. 



Forme de Marie Louise. Princesse de Parme. 



Marie Chretienne. Braddick's Field Standard. 



This truly delicious pear was originated from seed, by the 

 Abbe Duquesne, of Belgium, in 1809, and its fruit was first 

 sent to England by Van Mons, in 1816. It was introduced into 

 this country, along with many other fine Flemish pears, about 

 15 years ago, and is every where held in the highest estimation, 

 keeping for a long time in the house. The tree is hardy, but 

 has an awkward, rather crooked, and declining habit, and 

 very narrow leaves. In the nursery it is best, therefore, to 

 graft it standard high, when it soon makes a good head. The 

 young shoots are olive-gray. It is a pear for every garden, 

 bearing very regularly. 



Fruit pretty large, oblong-pyriform, rather irregular or one- 

 sided in figure. Skin at first pale green, but at maturity, rich 

 yellow, a good deal sprinkled and mottled with light russet, on 

 the exposed side. Stalk an inch and a half long, obliquely 

 planted, sometimes under a slightly raised lip, sometimes in a 

 very small, one-sided cavity. Calyx small, set in a narrow, 

 somewhat plaited basin. Flesh white, exceedingly buttery and 

 melting, with a rich, very saccharine, and vinous flavour. Last 

 of September and middle of October. 



