-188 THE PEAR. 



Fruit medium, truncate conic, or pyramidal, angular. Skin 

 rough, greenish, covered with small brown dots, becoming yel- 

 lowish at maturity. Stalk short and thick, inserted in a small 

 uneven cavity at an inclination. Calyx large, set in a shallow, 

 furrowed basin. Flesh white, buttery, juicy, melting, sweet, and 

 rich, with a fine aromatic perfume. November, December. 



DELICES D'HARDENPONT OF ANGERS. 



Tree of moderate growth, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish, remotely pyriform, sometimes conic. 

 Skin greenish, becoming yellowish at maturity, with a warm 

 cheek, sprinkled and patched with russet. Stalk short and 

 thick, inserted by a ring or lip at an inclination, in a small 

 cavity. Calyx small, segments caducous, in a small, uneven 

 basin. Flesh whitish, not very fine, nearly melting, juicy, 

 sugary, with a pleasant perfume. October, November. 



DE SORLUS. Van Mons. 

 Bergamotte de Solers. 



Tree c r fine pyramidal habit. 



Fruit obtuse-pyriform. Stem about an inch in length, rather 

 stout, planted in a slight depression. Colour light dull green, 

 becoming yellow at maturity, with some russet around stem and 

 calyx. Flesh white, half melting, middling juicy, flavour pleas- 

 ant, but lacks character. November, December. (Wilder's 

 Rep.) 



DESIRES CORNELIS. Bivort. 

 Cornells. 



Tree very vigorous and fertile. Fruit large, pyriform, swelled 

 at its centre. Skin bright green, becoming somewhat yellow 

 at maturity, spotted and striped with brown, and slightly coloured 

 on the sunny side. Flesh white, very fine, melting, and but- 

 tery, juicy, sweet, with an agreeable perfume, but not a musk. 

 One of the best fruits of its season. August and September. 

 (An. Pom.) : 



DE TONGRES. Durandeau. 

 Poire Durandeau. 



Tree very productive, of moderate vigour. Fruit very large, 

 conic, pyramidal, strongly bossed on its whole surface. Skin 

 green, bronzed, becoming deep yellow at maturity, and is 

 entirely shaded with brown russet, and striped with red on 

 the sunny side. Flesh white, fine, melting, very juicy, sugary, 

 vinous, and pleasantly perfumed. It is beautiful and excellent, 

 and ripens the middle of October, and keeps till the middle of 

 November. (An. Porn.) 



