UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 359 



ALPHA. 



Foreign. Very productive. Fruit, medium, oblong obovate, pale yellowish 

 green, with reddish dots, brown blush; flesh, white, fine-grained, buttery; 

 "very good" October. 



ALTHORPE CRASSANE. 



Foreign, Quality, variable. Fruit medium, roundish obovate, rough, 

 pale green, with dark green suffused dots, and spots of russet, tinge of 

 brown ; flesh, white, buttery, juicy, rather coarse; "very good." October 

 and November. 



AUGUSTS DE MARAISE. 



Seedlings of Van Mons, of Belgium. Fruit, large, pyriform ; skin, rough, 

 dotted and patched with deep brown ; stem, short ; calyx, closed ; basin, 

 shallow ; flesh, buttery, sweet, juicy, delicious flavor. October. 



BANKERBINE. 



Foreign. The specimens from which we describe were from Messrs. 

 Ellwanger and Barry. Fruit, medium, obovate, greenish yellow, with 

 small russet dots ; stem, stout ; calyx, open, broad segments ; core, large ; 

 flesh, breaking, coarse. October. < 



BARRY. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium size, sometimes, large, pyriform, irregularly 

 shaped ; skin, rough red, spotted on the sunny side, yellow greenish on the 

 opposite ; calyx, small, set in a narrow basin ; stalk, obliquely inserted ; 

 flesh, white, coarse, tender at the centre, very juicy, sugared and perfumed. 

 October. 



BELLE CRAINESE. 



Elize d'lleyst 



Foreign. Fruit, below medium, globular obovate, pale greenish yellow 

 with dirty green or brown specks; stem, slender; calyx, open; flesh, 

 white, coarse-grained, juicy; "good." February to March. 



BELLE DE NOEL. 



Fondante de Noel, | Belle apres Noel 



Foreign. Fruit, rather below medium, obovate obtuse pyriform, pale 

 greenish yellow, with few russet spots, dark red cheek, with carmine dots ; 

 calyx medium ; segments, half reflexed ; basin, shallow, slightly furrowed ; 

 core, large ; flesh, whitish, melting, juicy ; " very good." December. 



BELLE DE THOUARS. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, pyriform angular, rich brown russet ; short 

 stem : cavity, little plaited; calyx, half open; shallow basin, core, small; 

 seeds,' ovate ; flesh, white, tender, juicy ; " very good." October and 

 November. 



BELLS EXCELLENT. 



Foreign. Resembles Louise Bonne of Jersey. Oblong pyriforro, yellow, 

 red blush, with raised specks on surface. October. 



