irregular basin. Stem, medium, stout, in a slight 

 cavity. Growth, strong, vigorous ; fertility great. 

 Origin, found by M. Chatillon, of Alost, Belgium, in a 

 wood, and introduced to notice by Van Mons about 

 1818. A hardy and vigorous variety making a good 

 standard. It must be gathered before it parts readily 

 from the tree. 



FONDANTE D'AUTOMNE. Her. Pom., II., 34. 

 F. Bergamotte Lucrative. G. Esperen's Herrenbirn. 

 Dessert, September to October, medium, 2| by 2\. 

 Shape, Bergamotte, very even. Skin, green fading to 

 yellow, partly covered with brownish russet. Eye, 

 open, segments upright, claw-like. Stem, short and 

 stout on a slight cavity. Growth, rather dwarfish, a 

 little spreading ; fertility excellent. Leaf, narrow oval, 

 undulated at edge, irregularly shallow crenate, 

 sharply pointed, down curved, turns dull crimson red. 

 Origin, raised by M. Fievee at Maubeuge before 1825. 

 One of the most reliable of Autumn pears, doing well 

 in any form. 



FONDANTE DE CUERNE. Her. Pom., II., 42. 

 Dessert, mid September, medium to large, 2f by 3j, 

 round conical, even. Skin, fairly smooth, thin. Colour, 

 greenish yellow, thin brown russet round eye, covered 

 with russet dots. Flesh, pale yellow, melting, sweet and 

 pleasantly flavoured. Eye, open in a rather deep, 

 irregular basin. Stem, long and stout, fleshy. Growth, 

 strong, making a large, spreading tree ; fertility 

 moderate. Leaf, medium, upfolded, very regularly and 

 finely serrate. Origin, found at Cuerne, near Courtrai, 

 by M. Rcynaert Bernard. First described by Bivort in 

 the Annales de Pomologie. An excellent fruit in warm 

 seasons. The variety described by Hogg is evidently 

 not the true variety. 



FONDANTE DE THIRRIOTT. Bull, d' Arbor, 1883, 

 5. G. Schmelzende vonThirriott. Dessert, September 

 to October, large, 3j by 3j, round conical. Skin, 

 smooth. Colour, light yellow with brown-red flush and 



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