200 



Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



sunk ill a rather contracted basin, projecting on one side; 

 segments of the calyx short, stiff, and little recurved : Fleshy 



Fiff. 20. Si. Dorothea Pear. 



white, fine, very melting and juicy: Flavor^ rich, saccharine, 

 and vinous, with a delicious orange-like perfume : Core, small : 

 Seeds, small, short, and plump. Ripe in October. 



107. Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee. Kenrick's Am. Orch. 



The fullest account we have of the Jalousie de Fontenay 

 Vendee, {fig- 21,) is that given by the late Mr. Manning, in 

 our volume for 1S42, (VIII. p. 58,) where he states that he 



