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THE BELLE ET BONNE PEAR. 



Belle et Bonne. Baumann's Catalogue. 

 Schone und Gute. Taschenbuch, p. 431. 



A very valuable Autumn variety, introduced by 

 the Horticultural Society, in 1826, to whom it was 

 sent by Messrs. Baumann, of Bollwiller. It is de- 

 scribed in the Taschenbuch as a harvest Pear, ripe 

 in September, magnificent, large, round, very good, 

 and productive. We find it answering this descrip- 

 tion perfectly, with the addition that, much as our 

 Autumn Pears have been improved, this ranks 

 among the very best of them. 



It bears extremely well as a standard ; it also 

 takes readily upon the Quince stock, and is a de- 

 licious Bergamot of the best kind: in perfection 

 about the end of September. 



We have seen it cultivated under the erroneous 

 names of Charles d'Autriche, and Bergamotte Cra- 

 sanne. Belle de Bruxelles is more frequently its 

 appellation here, which it seems to have acquired in 

 the Luxembourg Garden, at Paris ; but the variety 

 to which that name properly applies is different. 



WOOD very vigorous, short-jointed, dark olive- 

 colour, with numerous dark-brown spots. 



LEAVES deep green, nearly entire, oval-lanceo- 

 late. STIPULES subulate, about half the length of 

 the petiole. 



