PEARS. 247 



Garden at Chiswick, upon an open standard. It ought to 

 be gathered before it is fully ripe, otherwise it loses much of 

 its goodness. 



83. Franchipanne. Duhamel, No. 85. t. 47. f. 2. 

 Frangipane. Jard, Fruit, t. 41. 



Fruit pretty large, of a pyramidal turbinate figure, com- 

 pressed between the middle and the stalk ; about two inches 

 and three quarters long, and two inches and a quarter in di- 

 ameter. Kye rather large, seated in a shallow plaited basin. 

 Stalk an inch long, strong, bent, and obhquely inserted in a 

 small cavity. Skin smooth, of a clear yellow or citron co- 

 lour, but of a bright red on the sunny side. Flesh melting, 

 with a sugary perfumed juice. 



Ripe the end of October and beginning of November. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



84. Gendeseism. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 287. 



Fruit middle-sized, pyramidal, a little uneven in its out- 

 line, about three inches and a quarter deep, and two inches 

 and a half in diameter. Eye small, rather open, in a nar- 

 row, shallow depression. Stalk an inch long, crooked, di- 

 agonally inserted, under a large, curved, elongated lip. Skin 

 yellowish green, full of gray specks, and slightly covered 

 with thin patches of gray russet. Flesh a little gritty, but 

 mellow, and full of a saccharine, rich, and slightly musky 

 juice. 



Ripe the end of September and beginning of October. 



This is another of the new Flemish Pears, which is grown 

 in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick, upon an open 

 standard. 



85. Green Sugar. Miller, No. 42. 

 Sucre-vert, Duhamel, No. 68. t. 34. 



Fruit middle-sized, somewhat oblong, but very regularly 

 formed, a little in the manner of a Bergamot, but narrower 

 towards the stalk, about two inches and three quarters long, 

 and two inches and a half in diameter. Eye small, open, 

 \\'ith a diverging calyx, in a very slight, narrow depression. 

 Stalk three quarters of an inch long, strong, slightly inserted 

 in a small uneven cavity. Skin smooth, very green, which 

 continues till it is ripe. Flesh a little gritty, but very buttery. 

 Juice abundant, highly sugary, and of a very agreeable 

 musky flavour. 



Ripe the middle and end of October. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



