402 PEARS. 



It succeeds on the Pear, and equally well on the 

 Quince. 



This is the Martin Sec of Champagne. In Burgundy 

 they have a Martin Sec, which is a different fruit. 



133. MARTIN SIRE. Miller, No. 64. Duhamel, 

 No. 30. 1. 19. f.5. 



Fruit pretty large, of a pyramidal figure, somewhat 

 like that of a Jargonelle, a little more swelled on one 

 side than the opposite one ; about three inches and a 

 quarter long, and two inches and a half in diameter. 

 Eye small, prominent. Stalk three quarters of an inch 

 long, bent, inserted in an oblique cavity. Skin green, 

 very smooth, changing to yellow as it becomes ripe, with 

 a lively red on the sunny side. Flesh crisp, sometimes 

 a little gritty near the core. Juice plentiful, sugary, 

 and highly perfumed. 



In eating from December till February. 



It succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



134. MERVEILLE D'HIVER. Duhamel, No. 67. 

 t. 33. 



Petit Oin. Ib. 



Fruit middle-sized, somewhat turbinate, tapering 

 regularly to the stalk ; about two inches and a half long, 

 and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye large, 

 and deeply hollowed. Stalk half an inch long, inserted 

 a little obliquely in a small irregular cavity. Skin green, 

 occasionally a little warted, and becoming yellow when 

 fully ripe. Flesh very fine and melting. Juice sugary, 

 and of a high musky flavour. 



In eating in November and December. 



This succeeds on the Pear, but not well on the 

 Quince. 



It is one of our best Pears, and deserves cultivation. 



135. NAPLES. Duhamel, 107. t. 56. 

 Poire de Naples. Jard. Fruit, t. 36. 



Fruit middle-sized, of a roundish turbinate figure, 



