656 THE PEAR. 



with reddish brown. Flesh yellowish white, half fine, half melting, 

 juicy, perfumed. Good. February, March. (Jardin Van Mons.) 



AH ! MON DIEU. 



Poire d'Abondance. Mandieu. 



Mon Dieu. The my-God Pear. 



Beurre Sprin. Esperine. 



An old French Pear. Tree vigorous, upright, productive. 



Fruit medium, obovate acute pyriform. Skin pale yellow, smooth, 

 nearly covered with red. Flesh white, juicy, slightly vinous, and sweet. 

 Good. October. 



ALEXANDER. 



Origin, town of Alexander, N. Y. Tree moderate growth. Young 

 wood light olive brown. 



Fruit medium, obovate obtuse pyriform, somewhat one-sided. Skin 

 yellowish green, dotted, netted, and splashed with russet. Stalk 

 slender, rather long, curved, fleshy at its insertion. Calyx large, closed. 

 Flesh white, a little coarse and gritty, very juicy, melting, sugary, and 

 rich. Very good. Ripe last of September and early October. 



ALEXANDRE BIVORT. 



A seedling of Esperen in 1848. Tree vigorous, of a bushy habit. 

 Young wood reddish brown. 



Fruit medium, obtuse pyriform. Skin pale yellow, with a few patches 

 and traces of russet. Stalk rather long, set in a small cavity. Calyx 

 small, open. Segments slender, partly recurved. Basin large, ab- 

 rupt, corrugated. Flesh whitish, a little coarse, moderately juicy, half 

 tender, sweet, and pleasant. Good. December to February. 



ALEXANDRE LAMBRE. 



One of Yan Mons' seedlings. Tree vigorous, spreading. Branches 

 long, slender. 



Fruit medium, oblate obtuse pyriform, yellowish, netted and patch- 

 ed with russet, brown red in sun. Flesh yellowish pinkish white, juicy, 

 sweet, a little astringent. Good to very good. October, December. 



ALEXANDRIA. 

 Alexandrina Bivort. 



A Belgian Pear, too small in size to be of much value at its season 

 of ripening. 



Fruit medium or below, oblate pyriform, light yellow, shaded with 

 red in the sun, netted and dotted with russet. Stalk long. Calyx open. 

 Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet. Good to very good. September. 



ALEXANDRINE DOUILLARD. 

 Douillard. 



This comparatively new Belgian Pear has size to commend it, and 

 may prove valuable. Tree vigorous, productive, and comes early into 

 bearing. Young wood dull yellowish brown. 



