14 

 THE SUMMER BONCHRETIEN PEAR 



Summer Bonchretien. Parkinson's Paradisus, 690, Jig. 7. 



Forsyth's Treatise, ed. 5, p. 141. 

 Boncretien. Miller's Diet. ed. 8, no. 24, 

 Bonchretien d'Ete. Duhamel Traitc des Arbres Fr. vol. ii. 



p. 217, t. 47,/. 4. Knoop Pomolog.p. 99, t. 14. Mayer's 



Pomona Austriaca, vol. Hi. t. 82. Noisette Jardin Fruit, 



p. Ill, t. 41. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 136. 

 Die Sommer Christbirne. Kraft's Pomon. Austriaca, vol. i. 



p. 38, t. 82. Serrurier Fruitkundig Woordenboek, vol. ii. 



p. 234. 

 Die gute Christbirne. Sickler's Obstgartner, vol. i. p. 287. 



t. 15. Christ's Pomolog. Handworterbuch, p. 166. 

 Sommer gute Christenbirne, grosse. Baumamt Taschenbuch 



des verstandigen Gartners, p. 425. 



A valuable, well-known Autumn Pear, the 

 origin of which is lost in the darkness of antiquity. 

 It has long been cultivated all over Europe, for the 

 sake of the size and the delicious flavour of its 

 fruit ; but in this country its place is too often 

 supplied by inferior varieties, whose merit is more 

 frequently novelty than excellence. 



By some Pomologists it is supposed to be the 

 Regalia of Valerius Cordus ; the Piri di Gacemella 

 of Agostino Gallo ; and the Domestica, Pentagonum 

 perelegans, and Pugillanum Bollense, of John Bau- 

 hin. If these conjectures be correct, its origin must 

 be dated as far back, at least, as the beginning of 

 the sixteenth century, and probably much higher. 

 It is quite certain that it has found a place in every 

 work of consequence for the last 150 years. 



Upon the continent it is known by a great 

 number of different names. In Italy it is called 

 Gracioli and Gratiola di Roma ; in Holland, Zomer 

 Safraan, Apotheker Peer, Kanneelpeer, Sucker Kandlj- 

 peer, Kanjerwed, Kruidkanjerweel, Marsepeinpeer, 

 and Schager Magd; in some parts of Germany, 

 Malvasierbirne and Strasburgerbirne ; in Wurtem- 



