PEARS. 395 



In eating from December till March or April. 



This very excellent Pear was raised by the late Coun- 

 sellor Hardenpont, at Mons, and fruit of it was sent, 

 by M. Parmentier of Enghien, to the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, in November, 1820. 



122. BEZY DE CAISSOY. Duhamel, No. 59. t. 29. 

 Bezy de Quessoy. Ib. 



Rousette d'Anjou. Ib. 



Petite Beurre d'Hiver. Ib. 



Wilding of Caissoy. Miller, No. 63. 



Terreneuvaise. Of Jersey. 



Nutmeg Pear. Of the London Markets. 



Fruit small, of an oblong figure, a little enlarged at 

 the crown ; about one inch and a half long, and the 

 same in diameter. Eye very small, with a short flat 

 calyx, placed in a very small, shallow, circular basin. 

 Stalk half an inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity. 

 Skin green, turning yellow as it becomes ripe ; marked 

 and spotted with red on the sunny side, flesh buttery, 

 with a very rich juice. 



In eating from November till March. 



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



The Bezy de Caissoy was discovered in the Forest of 

 Caissoy, in Bretagne, where it is called Roussette d*An- 

 jou. It is a most productive bearer in an open standard, 

 and well deserving of cultivation. 



123. CHAUMONTEL. Miller, No. 78. 



Bezy de Chaumontelle. Duhamel, No. 78. t. 40. 



Beurre d'Hiver. Ib. 



Fruit large, of an oblong, and somewhat irregular 

 figure, having some slightly obtuse angles, which, more 

 or less, extend from the stalk to the crown ; generally 

 about three inches and a half long, and three inches 

 broad. Eye small, deeply sunk in a very angular basin. 

 Stalk short, inserted in a rather deep angular cavity. 

 Skin a little scabrous, yellowish green on the shaded 



