75 



: 



THE NAPOLEON PEAR. 



Napoleon. Trans, of the Hort. Soc. vol. ii. p. 404 ; vol. iv. 



p. 215. Hort. Fruit Cat. no. 428. 

 Medaille. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 401. 



An excellent variety, raised by Dr. Van Mons, 

 at Louvain, and thence sent to this country in 1816. 

 It is now pretty common, and universally admired. 

 It ripens in the middle of November, and remains in 

 perfection several days. 



It is necessary to bear in mind that this Pear is 

 not fit to eat till its deep green colour becomes very 

 pale ; as early as the beginning of October, the 

 fruit is sweet and pleasant ; but if in perfection, 

 it is filled with a most unusual abundance of rich 

 agreeable juice, combined with a flesh as tender and 

 melting as that of a Peach. 



Trees sent from Tournay, by M. Dumortier- 

 Ruteau, under the name of La Medaille, have 

 proved the same as this ; and it is extremely pro- 

 bable that the Sucr6 dor6 of some collections is 

 also a synonym of it. 



A profuse bearer upon an east or west wall ; it 

 also succeeds as an open dwarf grafted upon the 

 Quince, and as a common standard. 



WOOD strong, dark yellowish green, moderately 

 sprinkled with whitish spots. 



LEAVES tapering to a point, widely serrated. 



FLOWERS remarkably large, expanding late. 



