uneven. Skin, a little rough. Colour, greenish yellow 

 nearly covered with rough brown russet and 

 occasionally with a slight brown-red flush. Flesh, pale 

 yellow, melting and deliciously perfumed. Eye, large 

 open in a small basin. Stem, very short and stout, 

 continued. Growth, upright ; fertility excellent. 

 Origin, this pear is not the Nee Plus Meuris of France, 

 or Van Mons, which is our Beurre d'Anjou. The figure 

 in the Herefordshire Pomona is correct but the origin 

 given is wrong. I have not been able to find the correct 

 name of this variety, and it is very probably French or 

 Belgian. 



NOUVEAU POITEAU. Her.Pom.,II.,s$. G.Neue 

 Poiteau. (Retour de Rome, Choix de rAmateur.) 

 Dessert, November, rather large, 3f by 4, oval pyriform, 

 uneven. Skin, rough. Colour, pale greenish yellow, 

 nearly covered with reddish russet and slight flush. 

 Flesh, white, slightly green under the skin, very 

 melting, sweet and quite first class. Eye, closed or 

 slightly open, rather small, in a large uneven basin. 

 Stem, stout, rather long, generally at an angle. Growth, 

 upright spreading, making an angle of 45 ; fertility 

 good. Leaf, rather large, slightly upfolded, regularly 

 and finely crenate. Origin, raised by Van Mons and 

 first fruited in 1843. It was dedicated to the great 

 pomologist Poiteau, but as there already existed a 

 variety bearing this name the adjective was added. 



NOUVELLE FULVIE. Fl. and Pom., 1863, 64. 

 G. Neue Fulvie. (Fulvie Gregoire, Belle de Jarnac.) 

 Dessert, November to December, 2\ by 3j, pyriform, a 

 little uneven. Skin smooth, covered with fine 

 cinnamon russet. Colour, golden brown, Flesh, pale 

 yellow, very juicy, a little firm, moderately good flavour. 

 Eye, open in a wide, shallow, slightly ribbed basin. 

 Stem, rather long, generally at an angle, continued. 

 Growth, rather spreading, branches arching ; fertility 

 good. Leaf, small, narrow, upfolded, very finely 

 crenate, light green, turning bright orange, falling 

 rather early. Origin, raised by M. Gregoire Nelis, of 



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