382 PEARS. 



gritty, but very soft and mellow, abounding with a 

 saccharine and slightly musky juice. 



Ripe the beginning of October, and good to the end. 



This very fine and handsome Pear is one of those 

 lately introduced from Flanders into the Horticultural 

 Garden at Chiswick, where it is grown as an open 

 standard. 



99. RICHE DEPOUILLE. Hort. Trans. Vol.v. p. 409. 

 Riche d'Apoie. Ib. 



Fruit somewhat resembling the Saint Germain in 

 shape and size, and tapering considerably towards the 

 stalk. Eye prominent. Stalk one inch and a half 

 long, rather thick. Skin of a clear citron yellow, with 

 a slight tinge of bright red on the sunny side, a little 

 mottled with russet, and rough like the skin of an orange. 

 Flesh white, melting, not perfumed, but sweet and very 

 pleasant. 



Ripe in the autumn and winter months. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



Raised some years ago on the Continent, and was 

 brought into this country under the name of Riche 

 d'Apoie. 



100. ROUSSELINE. Miller, No. 40. Duhamel, 

 No. 37. t. 15. 



Muscat a longue queue de la fin d'Automne. Ib. 



Fruit small, of a somewhat oblong figure, swelled out 

 in the middle, tapering to the crown, and compressed 

 towards the stalk, about two inches and a quarter long, 

 and one inch and a half in diameter. Eye very small, 

 with a converging calyx, placed in a rather hollow-, plaited 

 basin. Stalk one inch and three quarters long, slender, 

 inserted in a small cavity. Skin smooth, of a greenish 

 yellow on the shaded side, but where fully exposed to 

 the sun, of a lively deep red, sprinkled with numerous 

 grey specks. Flesh very tender and delicate, with a 

 sweet and agreeably perfumed juice. 



