274 PEARS. 



Fruit above the middle size, somewhat oval, broadest in 

 the middle, narrowed towards the crown, and a little more 

 so towards the stalk, about three inches and a quarter long, 

 and two inches and three quarters in diameter. Eye open, 

 slightly sunk in a rather narrow basin. Stalk one inch and 

 a half long, inserted in a narrow and rather deep cavity. 



Skin dull grayish green, full of gray dots, covered partly, 

 especially on the sunny side, with a brownish-gray russet. 



Flesh yellowish white, melting, buttery. Juice plentiful, 

 sugary, rich, high flavoured, with a musky perfume. 



In perfection in December and January. 



This most excellent and valuable Pear was raised by 

 M. Nelis of Mechlin, in honour of whom it has been named ; 

 but before its present title was settled, it had acquired, in a 

 few gardens, the narrie of Bonne de Malines, which it is but 

 justice to put aside in favour of that here adopted. 



It bears well as a standard in the Horticultural Garden 

 at Chiswick, where the present description was taken in De- 

 cember, 1829 ; but it succeeds better on an east wall, where 

 the fruit grows also larger. 



149. WINTER ROUSSELET. JVfi//er, No. 63. 

 Rousselet d'Hiver. Duhqmel, No. 31. t. 19. f. 2. 

 Fruit small, of a pyramidal figure, about two inches and 



a quarter long, and one inch and three. quarters in diameter. 

 Eye small, open, prominently seated on a well-rounded sum- 

 mit. Statk half an inch long, thick, bent, obliquely inserted 

 in a small cavity. Skin green, becoming yellow a& it ripens, 

 with a little colouring of red on the sunny side. Flesh but- 

 tery and melting. Juice plentiful, and well flavoured. 



Ripe in January, and will keep till March. 



It succeeds equally well on the Pear and on the Quince. 



150. WINTER THORN. Miller, No. 58. 

 E'pine d'Hiver. Duhamel, No. 64. t. 44. f. 3. 



Fruit very large, rather long and turbinate, about three 

 inches long, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye 

 small, placed in a round shallow depression. Stalk an inch 

 long or more, stout, curved, and inserted somewhat oblique- 

 ly without any cavity. Skin smooth, pale green, becoming 

 yellow as it ripens. Flesh melting and buttery, with a plen- 

 tiful saccharine juice. 



Ripe in November, and will keep till January. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince ; but, 

 like other Pears, if it is intended to be planted upon a dry 

 soil, the Pear stock is by far the best, 



