158 WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



FoNDANTE DE Malines. Color, pale yellowish lem- 

 on ; form, round obovate ; size, 2; use, table; texture, 

 juicy ; quality, 2 ; season, September. 



Eemarks. — Flesh white, buttery, melting ; a little gran- 

 ulous near the core. 



Fondante de Charneuse, Color, dull yellowish green ; 

 form, obtuse pyriform, irregular; size, 1 ; use, table; tex- 

 ture, melting, juicy, astringent. 



Bemarks. — iSTew. Described in Hart Iculiur 1st. 



Formes de Ddiccs. Unworthy ; below notice here. 



FoRELLE, or Trout. Color, green, striped yellow and 

 red ; form, pyriform ; size, 2 : use, table ; quality, melt- 

 ing. Juicy, vinous : season, September and October. 



Eemarks. — Pretty, but not superior. Deserves some 

 attention. 



FOETLWEE, or Episcopal, etc. Color, grayish j^ellow^ ; 

 form, roundish; size, 3; use, table ; texture, rich, melting, 

 juicy, tender ; quality, 1; season, October. 



Eemarks. — " Very fine and good." Horticultural Exhibi- 

 tion, 1855. We do not know how^ Elliott placed this among 

 the unworthy. It must have been from some unfortunate 

 specimen he had. Such things will happen sometimes, 

 even among the most careful and skillful. 



Frederika Bremer. Form, round obovate ; size, 1 ; 

 use, table ; texture, brittle ; quality, 2 ; season, September 

 and October. 



Eemarks. — Flesh, white, free from grit, melting, fine, 

 buttery, sugary, slightly acid. Described by J. C. Hast- 

 ings in Horticulturist. "A good pear." — Fruit Committee of 

 Cincinnati Hort. Society^ Horticultural Exhibition^ 1855. 



