194 PEAKS. 



buttery and melting, very rich and sugary, with a fine 

 perfume. 



A very fine pear, ripe in the beginning and middle of 

 December. 



HENRY THE FOURTH (Henri Quatre; Jacquin). Fruit 

 small, obtuse-pyriform. Skin greenish, pale yellow, con- 

 siderably covered with pale cinnamon-coloured russet, 

 and grey specks. Eye small and open. Stalk an inch 

 long, obliquely inserted. Flesh white, rather coarse- 

 grained, but very juicy and melting, with a rich, sugary, 

 and aromatic flavour. 



A most delicious little pear, ripe in September. 



HESSLE (Hazel; Hessel). Fruit below medium size, 

 turbinate. Skin greenish-yellow, very much covered 

 with large russety dots, which give it a freckled appear- 

 ance. Eye small and open, slightly depressed. Stalk 

 an inch long, obliquely inserted without depression. 

 Flesh tender, very juicy, sweet, and with a high aroma. 



An excellent market-gardening pear, ripe in October. 

 The tree is a most abundant and regular bearer. 



His. See Baronne de Mello. 



Holland Bergamot. See Bergamotte d'Hollande. 



Hubard. See Beurre' d'Amanlis. 



Huntingdon. See Lammas. 



HUYSHE'S BERGAMOT Fruit large, inclining to obovate. 

 Skin tolerably smooth, considerably covered with russet. 

 Eye somewhat open, moderately depressed. Stalk short, 

 thick, and obliquely inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh 

 yellowish-white, exceedingly melting and juicy, some- 

 what gritty at the core ; rich, sugary, and delicious. 



A remarkably fine pear, in use in the end of December 

 and January. 



HUYSHE'S VICTORIA. Fruit medium sized, oval and 

 almost cylindrical, flat at the ends. Skin yellowish, 

 freckled with russet. Eye small, set in a shallow de- 

 pression. Stalk very short and thick, not deeply inserted. 

 Flesh melting, rather gritty at the core, juicy, rich, and 

 sugary, with a brisk acidity. In use during December 

 and January, but not equal to the preceding. 



Imperatrice de Bois. See Flemish Beauty. 



L'INCONNUE (L'Inconnue Van 3fons). Fruit large 

 and pyriform. Skin rough to the feel, greenish-yellow, 



