THE PEAR. 27 



from seeds sown in 1815, and named in honour of Dr. Niell, of 

 Edinburgh, a distinguished horticulturist and man of science, 

 The tree bears plentifully. Its quality is not yet fully ascer- 

 tained, but specimens obtained here promise well. Young wood 

 stout, diverging, grey. 



Fruit large, obovate, inclining to pyriform, rather shortened 

 in figure on one side, and enlarged on the other tapering to 

 the stalk, which is about an inch long, obliquely planted, with 

 little or no cavity. Skin pale yellow, delicately marked with 

 thin russet, finely dotted, and sometimes marked with faint red. 

 Flesh white, buttery, sweet, with a plentiful and agreeable juice. 

 Last of September. 



NE PLUS MEURIS. Thomp. 



This is a Belgian pear, one of Dr. Van Mons* seedlings, named 

 in allusion to Pierre Meuris, his gardener at Brussels. The tree 

 grows upright, has short-jointed, olive-coloured shoots. 



Fruit medium or rather small, roundish, usually very irregular, 

 with swollen parts on the surface. Skin rough, dull yellowish- 

 brown, partially covered with iron-coloured russet. Stalk quite 

 short, set without depression, in a small cavity. Flesh yellowish- 

 white, buttery, melting, with a sugary and agreeable flavour. 

 January to March. 



NlLES? 



A foreign variety imported by John M. Niles, Hartford, Conn. 

 The original name having been lost, it has not yet been iden- 

 tified. 



Fruit large, obtuse, pyriform. Colour yellow at maturity, 

 thickly covered with russet dots. Stalk long, inserted in a deep, 

 abrupt, uneven cavity. Calyx closed, set in a deep round basin. 

 Flesh juicy, buttery, sweet and pleasant. December. (Ad. 

 Int. Rep.) 



NOUVEAU POITEAU. Bivort. 



A seedling of Van Mons, a very vigorous grower, forming a 

 beautiful pyramid, very productive, young wood brownish-red. 

 Fruit large, obovate, inclining to pyriform. Skin green, with 

 numerous russet dots and sometimes patches of russet. Stem 

 rather short, curved, inserted at an inclination often by a fleshy 

 protuberance or fold, without depression. Calyx large, closed, 

 set in a narrow basin of moderate depth. Flesh whitish, buttery, 

 juicy, melting, with a sugary, vinous, and very refreshing flavour. 

 Ripe November. A pear of great promise. 



