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ripening freely and keeping well, and admirably suited for a 

 profitable market fruit. The Pom. Mag. (1830), states that 

 it possesses " all the good qualities of the White Doyenne," 

 while Mr. Thompson places it in the Catalogue of the Hort. 

 Soc. for 1842 as of 2d quality. This is our estimate of it, 

 strictly as to its eating qualities. In some seasons, we have 

 tasted specimens which were first-rate, while, in the average 

 of years, it will not come quite up to that character. Its other 

 qualities, however, claim for it a place in every good collec- 

 tion. 



The Bezi de la Motte {^fig- 29), is supposed to have origi- 

 nated in the East, as the Bien Armudi, a Turkish variety, 



Fig. 29. Bezi de la Motte. 



has proved to be the same in the Garden of \he Horticultural 

 Society. A warm and dry season like that of 1846 probably 

 suits this variety better than a cool and wet one, as the fruit 

 last year was excellent. The tree is of vigorous and rapid 

 growth, forming a regular and compact head, and it succeeds 

 well upon the pear or quince : on the former stock, it does 



