THE BELLE LUCRATIVE PEAR. 



Belle Luceative. Lindley's Guide to the Orchard. 



FONDANTE d'AuTOMNE, 



Beurre' Lucrative, ^ 



Bergamotte Lucrative, ( 



Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Ed. 1842. 

 Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. 



of some French Collections. 



Among our early autumn pears, which stand preem- 

 inent for their high and dehcious flavor, the Belle 

 Lucrative maintains a place second only to the Seckel. 

 It has not quite the spiciness of the latter variety, but, 

 possessing all its other excellences, it more than makes 

 up for tliis deficiency in the superior size of the fruit. 

 As a hai'dy and vigorous tree, and an early and abun- 

 dant bearer, it must be ranked as one of the very best 

 pears yet added to our collections. 



The Belle Lucrative first fruited in this country in the 

 Pomological Garden at Salem, in 1835 or 1836, and the 

 late Mr. Manning gave a brief account of it in the Magazine of Horti- 

 cidture for 1837, (vol. iii. p. 15.) It is supposed to be of Belgian origin. 

 It Avas first brought to England by the late Mr. Braddick, who received 

 the scions from M. Stoffels, of Mahnes, and it was probably originated 

 by that pomologist. Through Mr. Braddick's liberahty, scions were dis- 

 tributed among all the principal nurserymen around London, and it soon 

 became generally introduced. 



By some error of the Catalogue of the London Horticultural Society, 

 the Belle Lucrative is described as a "crisp, second-rate pear;" and 

 this has induced some wiiters to adopt the name of Fondante dAutomne, 

 under which name it was also described. Mr. Lindley, however, whose 

 work appeared before the Catalogue, gave an accurate description of it, 

 from fruit grown in the society's garden, under the name of Belle Lu- 

 crative ; and it has since been ascertained, by Mr. Thompson, that the 

 oiiginal description under this name was incorrect. 



The Belle Lucrative is a free and vigorous grower, and succeeds well 

 upon either the quince or pear, and is well adapted for a pyramidal or 

 dwarf tree ; even upon the latter stock, by judicious pruning, young 

 trees may be brought into bearing very early. 



Tkee. — ^Vigorous, upright in habit, the longest and most vigorous 

 branches inclining towards the main stem. 



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