motte in 1830, and named in honour of William IV. 

 It can be easily recognised in winter by its very large 

 oval buds, which stand out like those of a red currant. 



MONCHALLARD. Decaisne, V., 17. (Epine d'Ete*, 

 Epine Rose.) Dessert, August to September, fairly 

 large, 2\ by 3^, pyriform, even. Skin, smooth. 

 Colour, bright yellow with slight flush and strewn with 

 numerous greenish dots. Flesh, very white, juicy, 

 melting, flavour very delicious. Eye, open in a shallow 

 basin. Stem, long, moderately stout, in a shallow 

 cavity. Growth, vigorous, upright ; fertility very 

 good. Leaf, long oval, upfolded, down hanging, shallow 

 serrate. Origin, found in a wood at Valeuil (Dordogne), 

 about 1810, by M. Monchallard. According to a 

 writer in the Revue Horticole (1863, 179), the fruit was 

 first named Monsallard. A very delicious early fruit, 

 now rather overlooked. 



NAPOLEON. Her. Pom., II., 38. (Medaille, Liart, 

 etc.) Dessert, October to November, large 3 by 3j, 

 pyriform. Skin, smooth. Colour, yellowish-green with 

 numerous russet dots and russet patches around eye 

 and stem. Flesh, white, fine grained, a little gritty, 

 extraordinarily juicy, sweet, and briskly flavoured. 

 Eye, closed in a very deep narrow basin. Stem, short 

 and stout in a rather deep and irregular cavity. 

 Growth, moderate ; fertility good. Leaf, rather large, 

 little upfolded, down curved, turns orange red, 

 falls early. Origin, raised by M. Liart, a gardener at 

 Mons, in 1808. The tree was purchased by 1'Abbe 

 Duquesne for 33 francs, and by him named Napoleon. 

 There is a pear also named Napoleon III., equally 

 distinct as were the two Emperors. Its numerous 

 synonyms, such as Roi de Rome, Gloire de 1'Empereur and 

 Captif de St. Helene, tell their story of Imperial ambitions 

 and their result. A valuable fruit, hardly strong 

 enough on Quince for most soils. 



NEC PLUS MEURIS. Her. Pom., II., 68. Dessert 

 February to March, small, 2 by 2, round oval, very 



