BOOK OF FRUITS. 87 



early and great bearer, ripening gradually in 

 October ; distinct from the Autumn Beiga- 

 niot described by Cox, and figured in the Po- 

 mological Magazine. 



No. 58. Napoleon. 



One of the new Flemish pears ; the size is 

 large, the form long, round at the blossom end, 

 contracted in the middle, obtuse at the stem 

 which is short ; the skin at maturity is a yel- 

 lowish green ; flesh melting and fine, with an 

 unusual quantity of juice ; in some soils a lit- 

 tle too astringent ; tree healthy and strong, 

 bears well, and the fruit ripens in October. 



No. 59. Marie Louise. 



This is also one of the new Flemish pears ; 

 the size is large, the form long, tapering from 

 the middle to the eye and stem ; the skin is a 

 dusky yellow, sometimes with a large portion 

 of cinamon russet ; the flesh white, melting, 

 juicy and very delicious ; the tree grows crook- 

 ed, and the leaves are small and generally 

 hollowed like the bowl of a spoon ; it is equal 

 to any other pear of the season, European or 

 American. Ripe in October and November. 



