UVEDALES ST. GERMAIN. Her. Pom., L, 15. 

 F. Belle Angevine. (Belle Angevine.) Culinary, till 

 March, enormous, 3 J by 5 J, very long, pyriform or cale- 

 basse, uneven. Skin, smooth. Colour, grass green 

 changing to pale yellow, covered with sharp black 

 dots and a ring of russet around eye. Flesh, white 

 firm, gritty. Eye, closed, much twisted, surrounded by 

 uneven bosses. Stem, very long and stout, fleshy, 

 inserted at end of fruit with a few uneven bosses around 

 it. Growth, extra vigorous ; fertility moderate. Leaf, 

 large, pointed oval, upfolded, pale, regularly and finely 

 serrate, turns deep crimson. Origin, uncertain. It was 

 named Belle Angevine by M. Audusson, a nurseryman 

 at Angers, about 1820, but it is probably much older. 

 It was named after Dr.Uvedale, who lived at Enfield about 

 1690. Belle Angevine is therefore a later name. Too 

 gritty for stewing and quite valueless for any purpose 

 except to " epater les bourgeois." As Leroy says, 

 " elle paie de mine, voila tout ! " 



Van Mons : see Thompson's. 



VAN MONS LEON LE CLERC. Fl. and Pom., 

 1866, 89. G. Van Mons Butterbirne. Dessert, end 

 October to November, large, 3j by 4j, oval, slightly 

 pyriform, even. Skin, smooth, becoming almost greasy 

 when ripe. Colour, straw yellow, with many touches 

 of grey russet specially marked around stem. Flesh, 

 greenish white, fine melting, very juicy, with delicious 

 Bergamot flavour. Eye, small open almost on level. 

 Stem, medium, fairly stout, level with surface. Growth, 

 upright, slightly spreading ; fertility moderate. Leaf, 

 long oval, pale, nearly flat, turns pinkish orange. Origin, 

 raised at Laval before 1828, by M. Leon le Clerc, and 

 dedicated to Van Mons. It is rather delicate on Quince, 

 and is best double grafted. It often keeps till nearly 

 Christmas in colder situations, but should be gathered 

 fairly early and very carefully handled. 



VERULAM. (Black Beum*.) Culinary, till March, 

 fairly large, 3 by 3j, round conical, uneven, Skin, 



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