berg and Anspach it has the name of Zuckerbirne ; 

 in Thuringia, of Zuckeradenblrne ; and, finally, in 

 Vienna, it is known by the name of Plutzei^birne, 

 from its resemblance in form to a wine-flask. 



The Germans distinguish two varieties of this, 

 the large and the small : whether they both exist in 

 this country is not certain ; but the old figure in 

 Batty Langley's Pomona, t. Q^, is so unlike the 

 common form of the Summer Bonchretien, that it is 

 possible they do. 



This requires a south-east or west wall, and 

 will not succeed in this country as a standard. It 

 does not bear well on a quince stock, but should be 

 always v/orked on a pear. Ripens about the middle 

 of September, and keeps a few days only. In a 

 week or ten days after being gathered, it begins to 

 rot at the core. 



Wood long, flexuose or zigzag, smooth, with 

 prominent buds, forming a drooping tree, like the 

 Jargonelle. 



Leaves roundish, with a point, smooth, flat, 

 slightly and regularly serrated ; when young, very 

 thin and pale green on both sides, by which it is 

 readily distinguished from the Jargonelle, in which 

 they are at that time, of a thick, cottony texture. 



Flowers the largest among Pears. 



Fruit produced upon the extremities of young 

 branches, which must be borne in mind in pruning 

 the tree; varying from 3^ to 4J inches in length, 

 and from 2 J to 3 inches in breadth across the widest 

 part, exceedingly knobby and irregular in outline, 

 particularly about the eye, quite blunt at the base. 

 Skin, when fidly ripe, of a pale lemon-colour, very 

 slightly tinged with red on the sunny side, and co- 

 vered all over pretty regularly with small green dots. 

 Eye prominent, small. Flesh yellowish, breaking, 

 firm, juicy, very sweet and excellent. Core very 

 small, placed near the eye. Seeds all abortive. 



The specimen figured was communicated by 

 Mr. Fairbairn, from the Garden of His Royal High- 

 ness Prince Leopold, at Claremont. 



