PEARS. 373 



Skin smooth, of a greenish grey, a little tinged with 

 red on the sunny side. Flesh white, very buttery, and 

 replete with a sugary and very agreeable juice. 



Ripe the end of September and beginning of October. 



This succeeds only on the Pear, not on the Quince. 



It is clearly distinct from the Brown Beurre, as it 

 does not succeed when grafted upon the Quince ; the 

 other succeeds well on both. 



82. FLEMISH BEAUTY. Pom. Mag. t. 128. 

 Bouche Nouvelle. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 451. 

 Brilliant. Ib. 157. 



Fondante de Bois. Ib. 270. 



Imperatrice de la France. Ib. 338. 



La Belle de Flandres. Ib. 40. according to the 

 Pom. Mag. 



Fruit rather large, oblong, a little uneven in its out- 

 line, and somewhat elongated on the side opposite to 

 the branch on which it grows ; about three inches and 

 a quarter long, and two inches and three quarters in 

 diameter. Eye open, with a short calyx, prominently 

 placed on a flat crown, or in a very slight depression. 

 Stalk an inch long, inserted in a narrow oblique cavity. 

 Skin pale yellow, the greater part of which is covered 

 with a thin cinnamon russet, having a faint streak or two 

 of pale brown appearing through on the sunny side. 

 Flesh yellowish white, a little gritty, but becoming 

 tender and mellow, and full of a rich, saccharine, 

 slightly musky juice. 



Ripe the beginning of October, and will keep a month 

 or longer. 



A very fine Flemish variety, grown in the Horticul- 

 tural Garden at Chiswick, upon an open standard. It 

 ought to be gathered before it is fully ripe, otherwise it 

 loses much of its goodness. 



83. FRANCHIPANNE. Duhamel, No. 85. t. 47. f. 2. 

 Frangipane. " Jard. Fruit, t. 41. 



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