PEARS. 381 



round the eye. Flesh very tender, slightly gritty, and 

 full of a rich, very saccharine, musky juice. 



Ripe the beginning of October, and fine till the end. 



This is a very excellent Pear, and one of those culti- 

 vated in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick as an open 

 standard. It highly deserves cultivation. 



97. POIRE FIGUE. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 266. 

 Fruit middle-sized, of an oblong figure, irregularly 



formed by the outward side being considerably more 

 elongated than the inner one next the tree, giving it a 

 curved direction, about three inches and a half long, and 

 two inches and a half in diameter. Eye small, open, 

 with very short segments of the calyx. Stalk an inch 

 long, curved, diagonally inserted under a broad, elong- 

 ated lip. Skin dull green, almost wholly covered with 

 a thin grey russet, with scarcely any additional colouring 

 where exposed to the sun. Flesh a little gritty, but 

 mellow, with abundance of rich, saccharine, and slightly 

 musky juice. 



Ripe the end of October, and will keep good a 

 month. 



This is not the Poire de Figue of KNOOP. It is 

 one of those hardy varieties bearing as an open standard 

 in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick ; and, although 

 not handsome, is a very excellent Pear. 



98. POIRE NEILL. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 431. 

 Fruit large, pyramidally turbinate, generally a little 



flattened on its opposite sides, and tapering to the stalk. 

 In some specimens the outer side is considerably more 

 elongated than the inner one next the branch on which 

 it grows, nearly four inches long, and three inches and 

 a half in diameter. Eye open, rather deeply sunk in an 

 irregular hollow. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, 

 obliquely inserted in a narrow uneven cavity. Skin 

 pale yellow, intermixed with green, a good deal mottled 

 and marked with thin grey russet. Flesh white, a little 



