338 Pomological Notices. 



tioli, in order to prevent its being confused with the summer 

 Bon Chretien, which of course it otherwise would. The fruit 

 is regularly formed, color, pale brown, somewhat rough, with 

 russet specks ; the eye is in a very even depression, open, the 

 segments of the calyx standing outright ; flesh melting, like 

 honey, exceedingly rich. It, however, continues but a short 

 time in perfection, as is generally the case with early pears. 

 In its decay it does not become mealy, or insipid, but still re- 

 tains its honied nature. The season is October. The tree 

 grows vigorous, with erect, dark brown shoots. The buds are 

 rather obtuse and hoary, leaves ovate oblong, shortly acumi- 

 nate." 



The trees grow freely on the quince, as well as the pear 

 stock. 



Episcopal. — This is stated to be a very superior late pear, 

 of medium size, and in eating from April to June. It was 

 raised by Mr. Bougere, of Lyons, and was, he believed, intro- 

 duced into England by Mr. Rivers, of the Sawbridgeworth 

 nursery. 



Captif St. Helens.- — Under this name a variety has been 

 sent to this country, which Mr. Manning has proved to be the 

 Napoleon, (p. 149.) The true variety is quite a different 

 pear, and can at once be distinguished from its foliage. It is 

 stated to be a most excellent, high flavored pear, but of rather 

 small size, and ripening in December. 



O.sborne. — First introduced to notice, and described by Mr. 

 Ernst, in the Western Farmer and Gardener^ (Vol. V,) who 

 states that it originated on the farm of John Osborne, at Econ- 

 omy, Indiana. It has a richness and delicacy of flavor that 

 entitle it to rank as a first class pear. Fruit small, regularly 

 diminishing to the stem, which is an inch long, and planted 

 on one side ; skin thin, and of a greenish yellow color ; flesh 

 white, tender, juicy and sweet, with a slight astringency, and 

 a lively, highly perfumed flavor ; ripens beginning of August. 

 It fruited in Mr. Ernst's nursery, in 1844, from which speci- 

 mens this description was made. 



Many new varieties of pears have recently been introduced 

 into the collections of the Belgium nurserymen, and we enu- 

 merate a few of those which appear to possess the greatest 

 merit : — 



