172 FRUIT-GARDENING. 



FONDANTE VAN MONS. An excellent melting Pear, intro- 

 duced by Mr. Manning. Fruit of medium size, roundish ; skin 

 pale yellow ; flesh white, juicy, sweet, and palatable ; toward? 

 the end of October. 



JALOUSIE DE FONTENAY VENDEE. A fine autumn French 

 Pear, of medium size ; turbinate or obtuse pyriform ; skin dull 

 yellow and green, with red cheek, marked with russet ; flesh 

 melting, with a rich-flavored juice. 



LAWRENCE. A seedling winter pear, from the nursery of 

 Messrs. Wilcomb & King, Flushing. Fruit rather large, 

 obovate ; skin yellowish-green, with patches of brown ; flesl 

 melting and rich ; from November to January. 



PARADISE D'AUTOMNE. A newly imported early autumn 

 Pear, of large size ; pyriform, tapering into the stalk ; skin 

 dull yellow, russeted ; flesh white, fine-grained, melting, and 

 luscious. 



' PETRE. This fine autumn variety originated in the old Bar- 

 tram Botanic Garden, near Philadelphia, from a seed furnished 

 by Lord Petre of London, in 1735. Fruit of medium size, 

 obovate ; skin pale yellow, marked with greenish russet ; flesh 

 fine-grained and melting, with a perfumed high flavor. 



QUEEN OF THE Low COUNTRIES, Reine des Pays-Bas. Fruit 

 large, broad pyriform ; skin dull yellow, mottled with russet, 

 and overspread with fine dark red ; flesh melting, with a rich 

 sub-acid vinous flavor ; early in October. 



EOSTIEZER. A German Pear of medium size ; oblong pyri- 

 form; skin yellowish-green, with reddish-brown cheek, and 

 light-colored dots ; flesh juicy, melting, sweet, and palatable ; 

 in September and October. 



ST. GHISLAIN. An excellent Belgium autumn Pear, intro- 

 duced by S. G. Perkins, Esq., of Boston. Fruit of medium 

 size, pyriform ; skin pale yellow, with a few grey specks ; flesh 

 white, buttery, juicy, and of a rich sprightly flavor. 



THOMPSON. This fine autumn Pear was named in honor of 

 Mr. Robert Thompson, Superintendent of the London Horti- 

 cultural Society's garden. Fruit of medium size, obovate; 



