498 THE PEAR. 







quince. Ripens October, November, and keeps well. (L, E. 

 Berckmans, Ms.) 



Emily Bivort. 



ESPERINE. Van Mons. 

 Beurre Sprin. 



Tree upright, vigorous, very productive. 



Fruit medium, obbvate, inclining to pyriform. Skin yellow 

 with numerous brown dots and sometimes patches of russet. 

 Stalk long, inclined j inserted by a lip in a slight depression. 

 Calyx open, in a rather small shallow basin. Flesh white, 

 juicy, melting, with a pleasant perfumed flavour. Core small. 

 September and October. 



FIGUE DE NAPLES. Thomp. 



Comtesse de Fr&aol. Beurre Bronzee. 



De Vigne Pelone. Fig Pear of Naples. Man. 



A very good, late autumn pear, but inferior to several others. 

 It grows vigorously and bears well. A cooking fruit. 



Fruit of rather large size, oblong-obovate. Skin nearly 

 covered with brown, and tinged with red next the sun. Flesh 

 buttery, melting, 'and agreeable. November. 



FIGUE D'ALENQON. Thomp. 

 Yerte longue de la Mayenne. Figue d'Hiver. 



This corresponds with Verte longue of Angers and probably 

 may prove synonymous with it. 



