Descriptions of Six varieties of Pears. ] 33 



buttery, 1st quality." It would certainly seem that two 

 pears so described could not be synonymous, yet Mr. Lind- 

 ley, in his Guide to the Orchard, has described the Belle 

 Lucrative from the fruit grown in the garden of the Hort. 

 Soc, and he designates the Fondante d'Automne as a syn- 

 onym. Supposing that there must be some error in the Cat- 

 alogue, we have quoted Mr, Lindley as our authority. 

 The Belle Lucrative (^fig. 4, p. 132) is one of the very best 

 autumn pears, though less beautiful than many others, and 

 also one of the most productive. 



Size, large, about three inches long and three inches in 

 diameter : Form, roundish, inclining to obovate, largest in 

 the middle, and regularly tapering to the stem where it 

 ends obtusely : Skin, pale yellowish green, more or less in- 

 terlaced with russet, which appears in streaks or lines at 

 the base of the stem : Stem, medium length, about one 

 inch, stout, curved, dark brown, rough, with several pro- 

 tuberances, slightly fleshy at the base, and inserted on one 

 side of a fleshy projection in a shallow cavity : Eye, small, 

 open, sunk in a much furrowed cavity; segments of the 

 calyx medium length, projecting, firm ; Flesh, white, fine, 

 melting and very juicy : Flavor, rich, sugary and per- 

 fumed : Core, medium size : Seeds, medium size, brown. 

 Ripe in September. 



Our drawing is from a fine specimen given to us by Mr. 

 Wilder, President of the Mass. Hort. Soc. 



23. Louise Bonne of Jersey. Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Ed. 



Louise bonne d' Avranches, ^ 



Beurre ou Bonne Louise Auradore, > Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Ed. 



William the Fourth, ) 



Bergamotte d' Avranches, ? Pom. Rep. of the Hort. Soc. of Rouen. 



Poire de Jersey, \ Y\g. 23. 



Of the many varieties of pears which are of more recent 

 introduction, probably none take a higher rank than the 

 Louise Bonne of Jersey, {fig. 5, p. 134.) Mr. Thompson has 

 stated that in the climate of England, it more than "rivals 

 the Marie Louise," and is worthy a place in every collec- 

 tion. Its beauty is fully equal to its excellence. 



It appears that the Louise Bonne of Jersey is quite an 

 old variety, though but so recently introduced to England 

 and this country. According to an account of it in the 



