404" PEARS, 



Fondante de Panisel. Van Mons, Arb. Fruit, p. 373. 



Poire Precel. Ib. p. 874. 



Colmar E'pineux. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 452. 



Beurre-Colmar Gris, dit Precel. Ib. No. 454. 



Chapman's. Ib. No. 177. according to the Pom. 

 Mag. 



Fruit middle-sized, obconical, flattened at the crown, 

 about three inches and a half long, and three inches in 

 diameter. Eye open, slightly sunk. Stalk one inch 

 and a half long, strong, inserted in an oblique obtusely- 

 angled cavity. Skin green, when ripe becoming 

 yellowish, and sprinkled with russet, and if well exposed 

 having a considerable tinge of red ; the surface is some- 

 what uneven, with some slight longitudinal furrows 

 running from the stalk end. Flesh yellowish, melting, 

 juicy, very rich, and most excellent. 



In perfection in December and January. 



A most abundant bearer, either as a standard or upon 

 a wall. I have seen a full crop of inferior fruit even 

 upon a north wall ; but to grow it in perfection it 

 should have an east or south-east wall. 



It was raised in Flanders by Counsellor Hardenpont, 

 to whom, in conjunction with Dr. Van Mons, and some 

 others of his countrymen, we are indebted for several 

 very excellent varieties of the Pear. 



138. PASTORALE. Miller, No. ^5. Duhamel, 

 No. 100. t. 55. 



Musette d'Automne. Ib. t 



Petit Rateau. Jard. Fruit, t. 40. 



Fruit large, of a pyramidal turbinate figure, a little 

 compressed near the stalk, about four inches long, and 

 two inches and three quarters in diameter. Eye small, 

 with a connivent calyx, prominently seated. Stalk an 

 inch long, straight, stout, with a curb or embossment at 

 its insertion in the fruit. Skin somewhat rough, of a 

 yellowish grey colour, speckled with red on the sunny 



