THE PEAR. 707 



Fruit of medium size, roundish, slightly pyriform. Skin yellow, 

 speckled with russet brown, and having a brownish cheek. Flesh crisp 

 and firm. In use from December to March. 



FRANGIPANE. 

 Franchipane. 



An old variety. 



Fruit small, roundish pyriform, yellow, with some light russet. 

 Stalk short, fleshy at base. Flesh whitish yellow, juicy, melting, sweet. 

 Good. September, October. 



FREDERIC DE WURTEMBURG. 



Frederick of Wurtemburg. Roi de Wurtemberg. Medaille d'Or. 

 Vermilion d'^lte. King- of Wurtemberg. 



Origin disputed by authors. A very handsome and sometimes very 

 good fruit, but often poor. 



Fruit large, one-sided, pyriform, rather uneven in its surface. Skin 

 deep yellow at maturity, with a remarkably rich crimson cheek. Flesh 

 white, juicy, melting, and sweet, and when in perfection, buttery and 

 good. September. 



FREDERICK LECLERC. 



A French Pear, described in the Album Pomologie by L. E. Berck- 

 mans, and dedicated to Doctor Led ere. Tree moderately vigorous. 

 Young wood olive. 



Fruit medium or above, oblong obovate pyriform, greenish yellow, 

 with thin traces of russet. Stalk slender. Cavity narrow, acute. 

 Flesh whitish yellow fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed. v November, 

 December. 



FREDERIKA BREMER. 



Introduced by J. C. Hastings, of Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y. Tree 

 vigorous. 



Fruit medium, irregularly obtuse pyriform, sometimes Bergamotte- 

 shaped, greenish yellow. Flesh whitish, melting, buttery, sweet, and 

 vinous, slightly perfumed. Good. October. 



FRENCH JARGONELLE. 



Bellissime d'te. Saint Laurent. 



Bellissime Supreme. Muscadet d'Ete. 



Bellissime Jargonelle. Bassin. 



Vermilion d'fite. Just. 



Red Muscadel. Belle Comelie. 



Sabine d'fite. Butler's Harvest 



Summer Beauty. Cuisse Madame. 



English Red Cheek. Summer Jargonelle. 



Red Cheek. Cuisse Dame d'^ts. 



Udal. Fusee d'te. 

 Laurentienne. 



This, which Mr. Thompson calls, by way of distinction, the French 

 Jargonelle, because it is most commonly received under that name 



