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SELECTIONS OF PEARS. 54 / 



Duchesse d'Angoultme. Very large, obtusely obovate, yellow and russet, 

 melting and juicy ; October and November ; a good bearer, especially against 

 a wall ; but the fruit is better flavoured from a standard. 



Beurre Diel, syn. Dorothe'e Royale. Very large, obovate, or obtusely 

 pyramidal, yellowish brown, buttery and rich ; October and November ; a 

 great bearer, and a hardy vigorous tree. 



Hacoris Incomparable, syn. Downham Seedling. Middle size, or rather 

 large, roundish, brownish, or greenish yellow, slightly russeted, buttery, 

 rich, and high flavoured ; December and January ; one of the hardiest and 

 best of pears. 



Nelis d'Hiver, syn. Bonne de Malines. Middle size, obovate, yellowish 

 russet brown, buttery, melting, very rich ; November to January ; a good 

 bearer as a standard, and deserving also a wall. 



Althorp Crassane. Middle size, roundish, obovate, greenish brown, 

 buttery, first-rate flavour ; October and November ; a good bearer, as a 

 standard ; being hardy it does not require a wall. 



Winter Crassane. Large, turbinate, green, yellow, and brown, buttery, 

 first-rate quality ; January ; a hardy tree, and a great bearer as a standard. 



Napoleon, syn. Medaille. Large, obtusely pyramidal, pale green, 

 melting, and extremely juicy ; November and December ; a good bearer, a 

 vigorous tree, either on a wall or as a standard, and free from canker. 



Thompson's. Middle size, obovate, brownish yellow, melting, buttery, 

 and rich ; November till January ; bears as a standard. 



Glout Morceau, syn. Beurre d'Hardenpont. Large, obtuse elliptic, pale 

 green, buttery, melting, excellent ; November to January ; a great bearer ; 

 deserves a wall, but does not particularly require it ; a hardy tree, and 

 altogether one of the most valuable sorts of pears in cultivation. 



Passe Colmar, syn. Chapman's. Middle size, obovate, greenish yellow 

 russet, melting, juicy and sugary ; December and January ; a great bearer, 

 either as a wall tree or standard, and free from canker. 



Knight's Monarch. Middle size, obovate, yellowish brown, melting, and 

 very rich ; December and January ; a good bearer, and a hardy tree. 



Ne plus Meuris. Middle size, roundish and somewhat irregular in shape, 

 brownish russet, buttery and rich ; November to March ; a great bearer, 

 and the tree hardy. 



Easter Beurre, syn. Bergamotte de la Pentecote. Large, roundish oblong, 

 yellowish green, russet, and brown, buttery and melting; January to March, 

 and in jars among sand till June ; a great bearer, and well deserving a wall. 



Beurre de Ranz, syn. Hardenpont du Printemps. Large, obtusely pyra- 

 midal, brownish green, melting, juicy and rich ; March to May, or in jars, 

 among sand or kiln- dried straw, till July ; a good bearer, and well deserving 

 a wall. This and the two preceding varieties being the best keeping pears, 

 ought to be planted in greater quantity than any other variety in private 

 collections, so as to produce an abundant supply through the spring and, 

 by careful keeping, till pears come again. 



1159. Kitchen Pears arranged in the order of their ripening and keeping. 



Bezi d'Heri, syn. Franzosische Rumelbirne. Middle size, roundish, 

 yellow and reddish blush, tender, and with the flavour of anis ; October to 

 January ; a great bearer, and succeeds well as a standard ; excellent for 

 stewing, and very free from grittiness. 



Bequene Musqut. Middle size, oblong, tapering, pale yellow, stews 



