584 THE PEAR. 



TiLLINGTON. 



A seedling of Mr. Knight's, hardly medium in size, obovate 

 Skin thick, rough, dark green, tinged with brown next the sun. 

 Flesh coarse, of not more than second-rate quality. October. 



Vallee Franciie. Thomp, Duh. 



De Vallee. Nbis. Poit. Bonne de Keinzheim. 

 De Keinzheim. 



Fruit medium, obovate, or turbinate. Skin yellowish-green. 

 Flesh white, not fine grained, quite juicy, but not buttery, and 

 of a simple sweet flavour. Last of August. 



Van Mons Leon Le Clerc. 



Van Mons Leon le Clerc was originated by M. Leon le Clerc, 

 an amateur cultivator, of Laval, in France, who, in naming it 

 desired to couple his own name, with that of his friend, Dr, 

 Van Mons — " le grand pretre de Pomona." Its shoots strong 

 upright, olive. 



Tree canllers badly, and the fruit generally cracks, so that it 

 is scarcely worth cultivating. 



Fruit large, oblong-obovate. Skin yellowish, much mingled 

 with brown over nearly the whole surface, and slightly russeted 

 near the stalk. Stalk an inch and a half long, rather stout, 

 obliquely inserted, with little depression. Calyx small, open, 

 set in a shallow basin. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery, and 

 melting, with a sugary flavour. October and Nevember. 



Virgouleuse. 0. Duh. Poit. Thomp. 

 Poire-glaee. Chambrette. Bujaleuf. 



An excellent old French variety, which, in consequence of its 

 indifferent crops, is scarcely cultivated in the middle states. 



Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin very smooth, yellowish-green 

 at maturity, sprinkled with numerous gray or reddish dots. 

 Flesh white, buttery, melting, and of good flavour. November 

 to January. 



William Edwards'. Wilder. Mss. 



A seedling of Ex-Gov. Edwards, of New Haven, very pro- 

 ductive, and a good baking fruit, but not juicy or melting 

 enough for the dessert. 



Fruit of medium size, obtuse-pyriform, terminating rather ab- 

 ruptly at the stalk. Skin yellow, and at maturity, profusely 



