518 THE PEAR. 



basin. Flesh whitish, somewhat coarse and granular, juicy, 

 buttery and melting, with a sweet, rich, perfumed flavour. 

 September. 



LA HERARD. Van Mons, 1825. 



Fruit above medium, obovate, obtuse-pyriform. Calyx closed, 

 deeply sunk. Stalk rather stout and long, in a depression. 

 Colour pale lemon-yellow, with a brownish-red cheek next the 

 sun. Flesh white, melting, juicy; flavour rich, pleasant sub- 

 acid; excellent. Ripens first to middle of October. (Wilder 

 in Hort.) 



LAS CANAS. 

 Bon Parent. Bouvier. 



Fruit medium, elongated turbinate, or acute-pyriform, insen- 

 sibly joining the fleshy insertion of the stem which is nearly an 

 inch long. Skin greenish-yellow, with numerous brown dots 

 and a few russet patches. Calyx small, open, set in an even, 

 russet basin. Flesh white, buttery, juicy, sweet, aromatic, some- 

 what astringent. October. 



LA JUIVE. (Esperen.) 



A vigorous pyramidal tree, branches long and bright. 

 Fruit medium, turbinate. Skin marbled with brown and 

 green, brightly shaded on the sunny side. Stalk long, inserted 

 in a small cavity. Calyx irregular, set in a slight basin. Flesh 

 half fine, melting, juicy, sugary; pleasantly perfumed; first qua- 

 lity. November. (Al. Pom.) 



LAURE DE GLYMES. Bivort. 



A tree of moderate growth, but productive. Fruit medium, 

 or large, turbinate, oval, pointed towards the stem. Skin very 

 rough, light green, but becomes almost entirely covered with 

 russet and light orange in the sun. Flesh white, half buttery, 

 melting, juicy, sugary, and highly perfumed. Ripe middle of 

 September to middle of October. (Al. Pom.) 



LEOPOLD I. Bivort. 



Tree of moderate vigour. Fruit large, turbinate, pyriforrn. 

 Skin smooth, green, spotted with brown russet. Flesh whitish- 

 yellow, melting, buttery, juicy, sweet, and strongly perfumed. 

 Ripens the middle of December, and keeps till January. (Al. 

 Pom.) 



LEUX LE CLERC. Louvain. 



Tree of moderate growth, very productive. 

 Fruit large, pyriform. Skin russet, on greenish-yellow 

 ground. Stalk long and curved, inserted in a slight cavity by 



