250 



PEARS. 



90. LOUIS-BONNE. Miller, No. 53. Duhamel, No. 97. 

 4.53. 



Fruit pretty large, somewhat pyramidal, much in the man- 

 ner of the Saint Germain, but more rounded at the crown, 

 and not so slender towards the stalk, about three inches and 

 a half long, and two inches and three quarters in diameter. 

 Eye small, very little sunk. Stalk three quarters of an inch 

 long, straight, rather obliquely inserted, with a curb or em- 

 bossment next the fruit. Skin very smooth, of a pale green, 

 becoming a little yellow as it approaches maturity. Flesh 

 extremely tender, and full of an excellent, saccharine, well- 

 flavoured juice. 



Ripe in November, and will keep till Christmas. 



This succeeds on both the Pear arid the Quince. 



91. MARIE LOUISE. Hort. Trans. Vol. v. p. 519. t. 20. 

 Pom. Mag. t. 122. 



Fruit long ovate, something like a Saint Germain, but 

 more angular in its outline, about three inches and a quarter 

 long, and two inches and a half in diameter. Eye open, 

 placed in an oblique, somewhat knobby hollow. Stalk one 

 inch and a half long, obliquely inserted in a small uneven 

 cavity. Skin greenish, but when fully matured of a rich 

 yellow, clouded with light brown russet on the sunny side. 

 Flesh inclining to yellow, perfectly melting, with abundance 

 of saccharine, highly vinous juice. 



Ripe the beginning and middle of October. 



This most excellent Pear, in favourable seasons, attains 

 a much larger size, being sometimes five inches long and 

 three inches broad. It was raised by the Abb Duquesne, 

 and sent by Dr. Van Mons of Brussels, to the Horticultu- 

 ral Society in 1816, It bears well as a standard. 



92. MARQUISE. Duhamel, No. 93. t. 49. 

 Marchioness. Miller, No. 43. 



Fruit pretty large, somewhat oval, swelled very much to- 

 wards the crown, and suddenly narrowed towards the stalk; 

 about three inches long, and two inches and a half in diame- 

 ter. Eye small, placed in a moderately deep narrow basin. 

 Stalk one inch and a quarter long, stout, bent, obliquely in- 

 serted in a small cavity. Skin pale green, shaded with 

 darker, with numerous gray dots, but which becomes yellow 

 as it approaches maturity, with a slight blush on the sunny 

 side. Flesh white, breaking, replete with juice of an agree- 

 able musky flavour. 



Ripe the end of October, and will keep two or three 

 weeks, 



