640 Pomolosical Notices. 



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The Marie-Louise Neuve is a middle-sized pear, of a totally 

 different shape from the Marie-Louise, being roundish, or ber- 

 gamot-shaped. In flavour, it much resembles that of the Marie- 

 Louise ; and is equal, if not superior, to it. It ripens about the 

 same time, or rather later. 



King Edward's Pear, from a standard, is very large, and ex- 

 ceedingly handsome ; of a pyriform shape, and of a bright red 

 next the sun. The flesh is melting, and very good, but has the 

 fault of soon turning mealy. Ripens in the beginning of Oc- 

 tober. 



The Eyetsoood Pear is one of Mr. Knight's new varieties. It 

 resembles the crassane, both in appearance and flavour ; but it 

 has an important constitutional difference, for it bears well as 

 a standard ; whereas the crassane will not, to any perfection. 

 Mr. Knight's pears are still hardier than the Belgian varieties, 

 with which, as they are now becoming in a fruiting state, there 

 is an opportunity of comparing them in the Society's Garden. 

 The result, so far, inclines me strongly to recommend them 

 for general cultivation ; and more especially in the northern 

 parts of the kingdom. The following sorts may, perhaps, be 

 mentioned, not unacceptably, as a selection to proceed with in 

 the mean time, until another season shall have afforded addi- 

 tional proofs of the relative excellence of numerous others, 

 which have been raised by the skill and perseverance of the 

 above-mentioned patron of horticulture : — 



Althorp crassane, Oct., Nov. ; Belmont, beginning Nov. ; 

 Brougham, Nov. ; Croft Castle, Oct. ; Dunmore, Sept., Oct. ; 

 Broom Park, Jan. ; Rouse Lench, Jan. ; Pengethley, Feb., 

 Mar. ; monarch, Dec, Jan. ; March bergamot, March or later. 



Among those which have proved synonymous, there is one 

 which has been the subject of many enquiries — the beurre 

 Spence. This name has not yet been ascertained to belong to 

 any distinct sort in this garden. The beurre de Capiaumont, 

 and beurre Diel, have been so called; and, last summer, the 

 sort with the above name, received from your garden at Bays- 

 water, was found to be the same as the beurre de Mons. This 

 pear hardly deserves the name of a beurre, being rather a crisp 

 juicy pear, and not so high-flavoured as to lead us to infer that 

 it is the kind so highly prized by Van Mons. Perhaps your 

 correspondent M. De Wael of Antwerp could give some inte- 

 resting information in regard to this and others of the Belgian 

 varieties. 



[A large eating pear has, this autumn, been brought into notice 

 by Mr. Willmott of Isleworth, as Willmott's new pear; and 

 a lithograph of it is about to be put into circulation. Having seen 

 a specimen of the fruit in Mr. Forrest's shop-window at Ken- 

 sington, we made enquiries respecting its origin ; and Mr. For- 



