Or, Descriptions of New Fruits. 137 



to the stem, and slightly from the middle to the eye : Skin 

 pale yellowish green, interspersed with small dark-green 

 points, occasionally with some patches of russet and black 

 blotches : Stem medium length, three quarters of an inch, 

 rather slender, and inserted in a shallow cavity : Eye 

 small, open, shghtly sunk : Flesh very fine, white, buttery 

 and sweet : Flavor pleasant and rich : Core small : Seeds 

 dark brown. Ripe in August and September. 



5. De Louvain (Poire). Baumann's Catalog%ie for 1842. 

 London Hort. Soc. Cat. Lindley's Guide to the Or- 

 chard. 



In the spring of 1837 we received from Messrs. Baumann 

 of Bollwiller a small number of dwarf pear trees : these 

 were set out in an unfavorable spot, and did not succeed 

 until they were removed in 1839. Since then they have 

 grown vigorously and several of them have produced fruit. 



De Louvain Pear. 



Among them, one under the above name, of which the 

 annexed drawing (^^.6) is a correct representation. It corres- 

 ponds exactly with the description given by Lindley in the 



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