218 PEARS. 



Inconnu Cheneau. lb. 



Fruit middle-sized, slightly turbinate, but tapering both 

 to the stalk and the crown, about two and a half inches long, 

 and two and a quarter inches in diameter. Eye small, with a 

 connivent calyx, seated on the narrowed apex, without any 

 basin. Stalk one and a half inch long, slender, a little bent, 

 inserted without any cavity. Skin thin, smooth, and shining, 

 of a bright green, with a few gray specks, marbled with pale 

 brown, and shaded with red on the sunny side. Flesh white, 

 firm, and crisp, but not melting, except when past its best, 

 although it has obtained a name to this effect. Juice sweet, 

 with an agreeable flavour. 



Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. 



This never succeeds well on the quince. 



6. Green Chisel. Lang;ley, t. 62. f. 2. 

 Green Chisel. Forsyth, JEd. 7. No. 3. 



Fruit small, nearly globular, about one inch and a quar- 

 ter across each way. f'^ye large in proportion to the size of 

 the fruit, prominently placed, with an open crumpled calyx. 

 Stalk three quarters of an inch long, straight, inserted with- 

 out any cavity. Skin quite green all round ; but some- 

 times, when fully exposed, it has a faint brownish tinge on 

 the sunny side. Flesh gritty. Juice a little sugary, with a 

 slight perfume. 



Ripe the beginning to the middle of August. 



This little Pear is common throughout England. It does 

 not appear to have been noticed among the French writers, 

 and is probably of English origin. It is readily known by 

 its growing in clusters, and by the branches being short, and 

 growing erect. It is a small growing tree, and bears abun- 

 dantly. 



7. Musk Drone. Miller, No. 15. 

 Bourdon Musque. Duhamel, No. 27. 



Fruit rather small, of a roundish figure, a Httle flattened 

 at the crown, somewhat like an orange, about one inch and 

 a half each way. Fye rather large, placed in a wide hollow 

 basin. Stalk one inch and a quarter long, straight, slender. 

 Skin yellow. Flesh white, melting, with a rich juice. 



S. Musk Robine. Miller, No. 14. 



Muscat Robert. Buhamel, No. 3. t. 2. 



Poire a la Reine. lb. 



Poire d'Ambre. lb. 



Pucelle de Saintonge. Knoop. Pom. p. 137. 



La Princesse. 16. 



