Descriptions and Engravings of New Pears. 21 



The tree is very vigorous, with upright or fastigiate 

 branches, forming a fine pyramid : the shoots are violet, 

 stout, long, and dotted with small, whitish-gray specks : the 

 buds are small and rather prominent : the leaves are large, 

 folded inwards, and regularly dentated. 



This variety fruited for the first time this year, in the 

 nursery of M. Andre Leroy, of Angers. Four beautiful 

 specimens were produced, resembling the one of which the 

 outline is annexed, (fig. \.) 



Fruit, very large, pyriform, irregular, swollen or rounded 

 on one side about half of its height, and contracted on the 

 opposite side near the stem, which is about an inch long and 

 slightly curved : the skin is green, even at maturity, rough, 

 dotted with detached russety points, thickest near and about 

 the stem : the flesh is white, fine, melting, buttery, with a 

 very abundant juice, sugary and good, of first quality. It 

 ripens in September and October. 



Bivort says this variety is very fertile ; and we believe this 

 to be true, from the number of fruit buds which cover the 

 tree upon which these pears were produced. 



It is a fine acquisition, for which we are indebted to the 

 learned Van Mons. 



[We have already figured 'and described this variety in our 

 list of select pears, (Vol. XVIII, p. 420,) but we give the 

 outline of M. Leroy, as our figure was much smaller than 

 the specimens average when well grown. — Ed.] 



2. Saint Jean Baptiste. 



This variety (fig. %) is announced in the catalogue of 

 Bivort, under No. 670, as being a large fruit, melting, and 

 of first quality ; ripening in January and February. 



One tree of this kind, planted three years since, in the 

 school of fruits of M. Leroy, has borne several fruits, from 

 which I am enabled to make the following description : — 



The tree is of medium vigor, and forms a very beautiful 

 pyramid : the branches are large and short : the buds large, 

 full and prominent : the joints short : the wood marked with 

 large gray points: the petioles are long: the leaves lanceolate 



