Epine Rose : see Summer Rose. 



EYEWOOD BERGAMOTTE. Her. Pom., II., 51. 

 G. Augenwald. Dessert, October to November, medium, 

 2f by 2j, flattened round, even. Skin, rough. Colour, 

 yellowish green, largely covered with russet dots and 

 markings. Flesh, white, extremely juicy, sweet and 

 very aromatic. Eye, open, woody, and all united in 

 one piece, in a shallow even basin. Stem, very long and 

 slender in a shallow, small cavity. Growth, very 

 vigorous, spreading ; fertility good: Leaf, round 

 tapering sharply to point, very irregularly serrate, held 

 out, flat, turns clear yellow. Origin, raised by Thomas 

 Andrew Knight, and named after Eyewood, near 

 Kington, Hereford. It bears well as a standard, and 

 makes a good pyramid on Quince. 



FERTILITY. Her. Pom., II., 64. Market and 

 dessert. October, small, 2 by 3, round conical. Skin, 

 rough. Colour, dull yellow, almost covered with brown 

 russet. Flesh, yellowish, crisp, juicy, poor or no 

 flavour. Eye, open on surface of fruit. Stem, woody, 

 moderately long, rather stout. Growth, moderate, 

 upright spreading ; fertility great. Leaf, very variable, 

 round to long oval, very sharply and finely serrate, 

 turns fine crimson red. Origin, raised by Mr. Rivers 

 about 1875, from a seed of Beurre Goubalt. A poor 

 fruit, but grown in large quantities for market. On 

 Quince it attains a medium size, but with no improve- 

 ment in quality. Dr. Hogg finds the flavour like 

 Williams " much subdued." Very much ! Makes a 

 spire-like tree. 



FLEMISH BEAUTY. Her. Pom., I., 9. F. Belle 

 des Bois. G. Holzfarbige Butterbirne. (Belle des 

 Bois, Beurre Spence, Belle de Flandres, etc.) Dessert, 

 October to November, large, 3j by 3j, oval, a little 

 flattened each end, a little uneven. Skin, smooth. 

 Colour, dull greenish yellow with dull red brown flush, 

 russeted around eye. Flesh, white, juicy, a little gritty, 

 pleasantly flavoured. Eye, open or closed in a deep, 



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