UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 383 



divisions j core, rather large ; flesh, white, juicy, melting, slightly per- 

 fumed; " very good." November. 



FONDANTE SERRURIER DE MEILLOT. 



Bcrrurier d'Automne. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, oblong obovate, yellow, with russet specks 

 and blotches ; stem, in a deep cavity ; basin, shallow } flesh, melting, juicy, 

 " good." October. 



FONDANTE DBS PRES. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, turbinate pyriform, greenish lemon yellow ; 

 stem, medium, fleshy at base ; flesh, white, sweet, agreeable. October. 



FONDANTE AGREEABLE. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, yellowish green, slightly 

 russeted ; stem, planted angularly, fleshy at base ; calyx, open ; basin, 

 shallow; flesh, tender, melting, juicy, delicately aromatic; very good, if 

 not best ; core, large ; seeds, plump. August, September. 



FONDANTE DE MALINES. 



Fondante de Malines (Esperin.) 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, productive ; fruit, medium, roundish obovate, 

 pale yellow, traced and much covered with red russet and brownish red, 

 occasional spot of vermilion in sun ; stem, long; calyx, small ; core, large; 

 flesh, white, buttery, melting, sweet ; " very good." October. 



FONDANTE VAN MONS. 



Foreign. Tree, good grower and productive. Fruit, medium, roundish 

 obovate. greenish yellow, marbled with red and some russet specks ; stem, 

 stout, curved ; calyx, large, open ; core, large ; flesh, yellowish white, 

 coarse, melting, buttery, sweet ; "very good." October. 



FORELLE. 

 Trout Pear, | Poire Traite, | Forellenbirne. 



Foreign. Deserves more attention than it has yet received. Tree, vig- 

 orous, productive on Quince or Pear ; wood, violet red, young shoots, downy. 

 Fruit, medium, oblong obovate, dull yellow in shade, vermilion in sun, 

 grayish dots, margined with crimson : stem, slender ; calyx, partly open ; 

 core, medium ; flesh, white, fine-grained, buttery, melting, juicy, vinous ; 

 u very good " or " best." October. November. 



FREDERICK OP WURTEMBERG. 



Frederick de "Wurtemburg. 



Foreign. Well known and extensively grown in this country. Tree, 

 very early and productive bearer ; young wood, strong, yellowish brown ] 

 fruit decays rapidly at core, often worthless ere the grower thinks it ripe. 

 Fruit, large, angular pyriform, uneven surface, dull yellow, crimson cheek ; 

 stem, stout, usually set on or thickening into the fruit ; calyx, open ; basin, 

 shallow; flesh, white, juicy, melting ; "good." September. 



