202 PEARS. 



Mouille Bouche d'Automne. See V~erte Longue. 

 Mouille Bouche d'Ete. See Jargonelle. 



MUIRFOWL'S EGG. Fruit below medium size, roundish. 

 Skin entirely covered with fine cinnamon-coloured russet, 

 brownish-red next the sun, and thickly covered with grey- 

 russet dots. Eye half open, set in a round depression. 

 Stalk an inch long, set in a small, round cavity. Flesh 

 tender, juicy, sweet, and brisk, with a strong musky per- 

 fume. Eipe in October. 



Muscat de Villandry. See Echassery. 



NAPOLEON (Bonaparte; Bon Chretien NapolSon; Beurre 

 Napoleon; Captif de St. Selene; Charles X. , Gloire 

 de VEmpereur; Liard ; Mobile; Medaille ; Napoleon 

 d'Siver; Roi de Rome ; Sucree Dore ; Wurtemburg}. 

 Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform. Skin smooth, greenish- 

 yellow, covered with numerous brown dots. Eye par- 

 tially open, moderately depressed. Stalk three quarters 

 of an inch long, stout, and inserted in a round, pretty 

 deep, cavity. Flesh white, tender, melting, and very 

 juicy, with a rich, sugary, and refreshing flavour. 



A first-rate pear. Eipe in November and December. 

 Succeeds best against a wall. 



NAYEZ PEINTRE. Fruit medium sized, egg-shaped, 

 even and regularly formed. Skin yellowish-green on 

 the shaded side, and marked with bands of brown russet, 

 but with a blush of brownish-red next the sun. Eye 

 open, very slightly depressed. Stalk an inch long, rather 

 slender, not depressed. Flesh yellowish, melting very 

 juicy, piquant, and sugary, with a fine aroma. 



A very fine pear. Eipe in the end of September. 



Neige. See White Doyenne. 



Neige Grise. See Red Doyenne". 



Nelis d'Hiver. See Winter Nelis. 



NE PLUS MEURIS. Fruit medium sized,roundish-turbi- 

 nate, very uneven, and bossed on its surface. Skin rough, 

 dull yellow, very much covered with dark brown russet. 

 Eye half open, generally prominent. Stalk very short, 

 not at all depressed, frequently appearing as a mere knob 

 on the apex of the fruit. Flesh yellowish- white, buttery 

 and melting, with a rich, sugary, and vinous flavour. 



A first-rate pear. Eipe from January till March. It- 

 succeeds well as a pyramid, but is best from a wall. 



