126 



THE WINTER NELIS PEAR. 



Nelis d'hiver, of many Flemish and English Gardens. 



La Bonne Malinoise. Hort. Trans, vol. iv. p. 27 '6 ; vol. v. 



p. 408. Gardener's Magazine, vol. in. p. 353. 

 Bonne de Malines. Hort. Soc. Cat. no. 144. 



An excellent winter Pear, in perfection in De- 

 cember and January. It was originally raised by 

 M. Nelis, of Mechlin, in honour of whom it has 

 been named ; but before its present title was set- 

 tled, it had acquired, in a few Gardens, the name of 

 Bonne de Malines, which it is but justice to put 

 aside in favour of that here adopted. 



Bears pretty well as a standard, but succeeds 

 much better on an east wall. It is of very high 

 quality, and will, no doubt, be one day a favourite 

 article of the dessert. In the opinion of some it is 

 superior to the Chaumontelle, a high character. 



WOOD moderately strong, yellowish, sprinkled 

 with some small pale brown dots. 



LEAVES middlersized, elliptical-ovate, tapering 

 regularly to each end, somewhat recurved on the 

 midrib; the margins nearly entire. PETIOLE long 

 and slender. STIPULES linear. 



FLOWERS middle-sized. PETALS obovate, taper- 

 ing to the claw. 



FRUIT middle-sized, or rather large, obovate, 

 somewhat obtuse at the STALK, which is upwards 



