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PEARS. 



at Chiswick, and bears extremely well upon an open 

 standard. — Lind. 



BELLE LUCRATIVE. Pr. cat. Lond. hort. cat. Lixd. 

 Fondante d'automne, Lend. Hort. Cat. 



*' Fruit middle-sized, round in its outline, tapering to the 

 stalk, and a little uneven in its surface, about three inches 

 deep, and two inciies and three quarters in diameter. Eye 

 open, with a very short calyx, in a shallow rather oblique 

 impression. Stalk an inch long-, strong, curved, ijiserted iu a 

 very narrow, oblique, shallow cavity. Skin pale yellow, mixed 

 with green, slightly russetted. Flesh a little gritty, but very 

 soft, mellow, and tender. Juice abundant, sugary, with a 

 slight musky perfnme. Ripe the beginning and middle of 

 October, but will not keep above two or three weeks. Another 

 of the new Flemish pears, grown in the Horticultural Societ3''s 

 garden at Chiswick, on an open standard. It is good and 

 handsome." — Liiid. 



BEURRE KNOX. Pr. cat. Lod. hort. cat. Lind. 



Knox B cur re. 

 *' Fruit above the middle size, oblong, in form somewhat 

 like the Brown Beurre, about three inches and a quarter long, 

 and two inches and three quaters in diameter. Eye small, 

 open, in a very narrow shallow depression. Stalk an inch 

 long, crooked diagonally inserted under a short, knobby 

 elongated lip. Skin pale green, with a little thin brownish- 

 gray russet on the sunny side. Flesh a little gritty, but mellow. 

 Juice saccharine, but without any peculiar flavour. Ripe 

 the middle and end of October, and will keep a iew weeks in 

 perfection. Another of the newly raised Flemish pears, grown 

 in the Horticultural Society's garden at Chiswick, upon an 

 open standard." — Lind. 



BEZY VAET. Pr. cat. Loxd. hort. traxs. Lmo. 

 Bczij waat. 

 " Fruit somewhat of the shape of a Swan's egg^ but larger. 

 Eye a little sunk. Stalk an inch long. Skin dull green, 



