OCTOBER 6, diaa. THE aidd CHRONTOLE AND antia A GAZETTE, 895 
talk half an inch long, stout, ani wT 
Se yuna | sen, stn seg, A Te atingon: | gum evry snl ad a ayo is mada 
and of good flavour, separating This is sort, aeia o Fii p Ante is said to “tee been | to add that, as D daha consequence in aaeeio event ent of 
fi creatin 
mooth. 
é An excellent preserving Plum e beginning of | raised by ardenpont ak an where is called thé | the shot mo rom its 
September. In ene pte‘ it F epe ea ae bu A Beurré Tarde npont ie Pr temps ; other pomologists, | vacuum in the seers it pet epee Bo to. emt 
carat pan does no Dosage ab re ity whieh on = Gaty assert tha t K was raised in Hainault, | on discharge. Alsoif yo you a gan a whilst carrying 
at a village named Rans, or Rance. rof. Decaisne | the gun in that impro r posi » and the muzzle 
dom g notes the English description given of this Pear i in the | should a on the pad und roc cause gun to 
explode, the barrel or barrels exploded wi 
Ie: Jardin Eruitier du Muséum, ou Teonographie published in 1822, from which it appears that speci- burst, ani na tne chances are ten to ais an cn arhe 
r kille d. mee had a narrow ag yi fe meg t of 
h vol 
ti Par J. Decaisne. | M. Parmentier, of Enghien, in 1820. ` It is now so well | this aniio, On stepping out of ing-punt in 
4to. aes Firmin Dido Pas 35 to 36. known in oe ‘country that we need only remark that frosty wea ther, with ie mes double-barreled shoulder- 
ed from # does not ea A the — or es if my arm, ands and pockets so full 
wines seat Fru it a or r very large, turbi- ist upon it stor e years its fruit i apt acquire of wild fowl that I fancied | d could not carry the e in 
welled out in the, ee stalk son iit pen of the anf meitan eiie in rte above any other than that unsafe position, with the 'uzzle 
per side forming | description ; and, acae when grown to a large |P 
Poir 
nate, 0 acd 
— inserted, the fruit on 
jectio: or less ahas ye yellow, very | #8 ve 
smooth, por os marbled with fawn or pale russet, watery. In order to have it r 
and tinged with re id 4 never be grown wii idi size, water- doti on, I could not recover m 
small, placed i ing a deep irregular cavity mod v F> connection „with the account of the Beurré ‘ Rance, forwards t i uzzle of my gw «4 struck into the groun me $ 
se folds, Flesh white, melting, ver sugary ) g barrels up with the sand; ot cae 
te, t iey ag y en alien j f Pear, Pj which will doubtless prove Srs ines Beds ate By lice as = inevitable result, 7 
flavour. Season, November to January. The tree is interesting to many of our readers fre j ; should pr robably be aoe kill =o Ot. On 
an abundant bearer. ‘This excellent variety was named ont.—“ The aspect of the tree is ident rc Serene? e muzzle 
in m rosper, Duc d’Arenberg i q 
pt i the alf-cock, I accidentally tod 
ich and sugary it should upon piece gere ice a slipped, when, having ior 
self; rte 
| that of the Beurré Rance, its anga nd fr 
s a n one tees I regard it as a sub-variety of. that sort, [emk nemes ae made ie: boring pieces ont of a cheese 
ithout en Louvain S the tasting-knife. One of the most commen 
Héverlé, belonging to the Duc d'Arenberg. It The fruit resembles that of a Bon | causes of guns barsting i is that of accidentally stopping 
introduced by the late Camuzet into the nureerios. of ch hrétien nee the open ground. vith ane or yore AnA carelessly and 
the Muséum under the name of Colmar RRA ang | texture as that of the Beurré Rance; that iz to say, | improperly carrying the the muzzle down- 
was exhibited in 1852 before -> eommit of Agri ri- greenish white, granular, fall of juice, ` fared is more deme! and so 20 elimbing wills, Balcans and A ge tehes. A 
ulture and sober of Rourbourg te rd) under that stantly burst by firing i 
of Beurré Ba eelas Recording to Prévost strong soils. Its maturity takes place fro: t 
Pomol, sine Infor), as sold in 1839 with the| till April. We presume that the igen ia nde s sprung | ig tenag extracts er that awd 9 volume is 
ente aa Printemps. and, in 1840, | from a seed of eurré Rance. Nor wou be | worth the f sportsnien, whether young ov old. 
des the former = attitudes 
accompan; 
» 
, d he 
bBo A th : ua? only instance amongst Pears of t p f We partienlarly commend to 
p add rieties almost identically the same as pA in ‘nal | perme in the plates that accom 
rr ren is vi 
i f 6 hi — Lovis Vay i okis 
ort in ee s known in "Bngland, and that it | of the Doyenné d’Hiver [Easter Beurré], and for this CEIVED. ;— > 
s one of the rec my introduced varieties which has | reason it has been withdrawn from the trade. Bivort, | è ae Colgan? jenna aie Mae ily 
moved worthy of cultivation inour ' climate ; the speci- Album Pomol. at EE os Rhodode, ndro ons a a Contre ae Š: arro froide, ie 
ng were ripe in the tinued, Fougères bS froide, les 
end of November, and ver. "y ol : 
The Dead Shot, or Sportsmaws Complete Guide ; | Dahlias, F ohig Héliotropes, San ra tes Tro ms 
Poire Bonne @ Ézée. above middle-sized, | Be Marksman oh o mé Er B -225 is intended tober eth Tai ree e yy Tae 
y (12mo, Longmans, pp. a gr p 
obtuse-oval; stalk thick, ee straight or oblique, tide oiie v amanaia Fofo ith | Cinéraires (graine e E A 
slightly sunk at its insertion : eye placed in an even rifle shooting it. does not meddle, There can be no) forts pukak keak Bi Aya E MAAA no yok Ham 
shae a with = pi Sag = ttie oy phate] doubt that . its instructions prs attended $o sporting | nobile, le nouvean Pimelea i mag S Åen he. 
ibs a nk with fee, Dea (™ {| would be more skilful and more safe. @ fear that ee 
next the sun, and vi are men too careless pt we ce a even to-sa: Garden Memoranda, 
spots. Flesh white, melting, remarkably sweet, ia et t pidly conceited, to pay attention to the aoa Jardin de Rota man et Zoologie, Antwerp.— 
acidulated, very slightly perfumed, but not wg ts Mars of either po a or rep ramen whenever the subject of | The entrance to this the Railway Station, in a 
good Fido byt not high flayoure 2 Ae September | fpearms is introduced, everybody imagining himself to | pretty part a An A Tti is approached between rows 
~. miang It was found in r> 3 by M. Dapu “4 be perfec tly san aris witheieire eything belonging to | of Limes, reminding one forcibly of the Duke of Devon- 
andre bA Toi isian ncaery man, if fizée, tle them. Unfortunately such self-co is in this ease | shire’s roa ad at Chiswick., At the back, on each side, was 
ndre et Loire. The tree is a good be rof, all iii its possessor ; | a good hed of As bor -Vite, and abe and left, were 
to be the same as this; the form, colour, > Se dulating. 
ing, an nd flavour being absolutely ‘the. com in pr both We w his fate. Fi In’ the ie olume before us _the “su wee i Pot ape aH, a e, and here and- ie tlie enf 
fig it will probably aeee i in. the Bi ground, | 5 points out errors, nt Whee ARES. pe Sep Pelee dete taniy Poni ‘a ne eal te cin ; 
ndging sod ELER i th i v ceon it appears likely to | with the peculiarities of dogs, partridges, pheasants, | time is tn ee cimen of American Aloe in bloom; i 
Pro AS. CHIA grouse, blackgame, woodcocks, hares, and rabbits. He|hasa stage up to the top of it, and is about 25 feet 
t middle- Hoar obovate or | even touches upon dog-breaking, and dips into the | high. iced § good s ys i $ 
5N Aer 
obtuse: e 
meri tje a fleshy wrin ve at its inserti on; eye (ia. the following — piece of information : :— “Tt ma y. be good effect, a 8 
the segments of the calyx spreading in form ofa star; | worth while to caution the inexperienced agains rubrum ; a pretty be 
skin green, Beye green, or yellow when the fruit is | being drawn into a match vit Ra genie igen nia and haying Verbena outside; al of tall 
ripe, - sprin! with fawn- spots. . Flesh fine, white, | shooters, some of whom, Ia in i i i 
melting ; j was abundant, more or less musky. Season, * professional cheats,’ ey udema stipulate 1 ‘that good bed of Dahlias, and a nice sp i 
November, December. The tree is a good bearer. | each k peron oh shall find his own trap; a toni Te-a Lae ™ am in good wey the 
rding to Prof, Decaisne this variety has been | contrivances for unfair arenes is that of using a | men appear t awkw: i 
described and figured by Loiseleur under ae name of | ‘spring trap,’ which is neither more nor less than a | bande of Es ‘sythe aging. z ipon the left arm, 
Besi de Hérie, whilst Langley has cited t Bena ‘cheating trap? In ga ee it jamennive an ordi- other places, the w: to gi 
Hérie under the name of Léchasserte. Vt is a ad nary pigeon fraps i i ing enionsly | gr sri an pag te apperane. The zoolo gical part 
French sort, having been described by La Quintenie panties hich, p~ ge being p the garden ranks higher than the botanical, et 
ry es the bird fo Ay flyin a particatar A “ii | being several specimens which kept an 
Vétérans.—F ruit. ives form, thickest the ie tg is most practised in PoE, wat so | housed and cared for. 
sont 1r ino thirds from the more swelled to he s n. fails to k cill his. bird, And they s sometimes , Royal Belgian nag ned ‘al Society's garden.—This 
an the o ae ae eons a curved, | i long square fi the Boulevard de Laaken 
them without any stipnlation as to guns shot ; 6 very near the e mllwiy ‘Station. Here is a fine e range 
then, PNI as coming he the esky where the of conservatories, consisting of a lofty centre and long 
to meet his opponents on equal|side wings. These occupy a commanding position, 
terms, and hes is ser ided pa a gun of No. od ny A | looking towards the best part of Brussels; the contents 
the Ki have gun: of No. . 6 g , from which t 
mc of shot, 
thickened p its insertion; eye in shallow 
depression, with the gepu of the inh "spreading, 
iang a Birt of star. ais Epes 
wn-coloured spots, which st abundant near tne | 
Flesh white, half-me elting, very juicy, but 
partaking a little of the flavour of the sap. Season, de appeara We saw but-few rare Pal 
eens Nior ovember i pe those come “hardier oats, We noticed some 
e pots planted with 
Ees 
he treeis a very abundant pone of their reel oe but more Pecan con- 
3 agrees with se Hby rmoz in | trivances is that of using loaded weidiness these to mt pT] al wor d = earthenwar! 
des Vété ne Poire | appe: pica Tim globe addings, but Lycopodiums, Tradescantia ze 
de hed a betes effect ;; also some 
ing they will be foun contain nearly a 
and that the Poire ning 
othen varieties which shot. There are ti other ing 
states that he recei: 
os 
from M. A. Royer, Président de la “Goan: ep ich 
Pomologie Belge, under the aie of Revoler 1 Bowes pute, For these reaso: 
ee 
Pisans Th is alao very: generally designated Besi des | refuse to shoot with ner "tat they shoul 
af 1 tricksters 
Poire de RanceYenit middle-sizad ar oti d mor rtant warning is the follow- | each has its supply and waste pipes npg hg oe oma 
pcs “poser agec ge almost a bent aan! eee ee, ng aA Tt is eki Ha E and dangerous to|and very clean appearance. gon: 
r the reaped stalk vi very | carry a x onde gun with the maza le pointing downwards, | capable of being made into a series sfe boaabital 
ing s ne or curv rted in the axis of t use of more — — š js lly Easiest sapa. several n 
ee he tg iig side a midst some i h barrels bursting than anything ome arge | instances 
ein a regular slight depression, the scl pite of hat i like a sm all her aes weight in the err yi effect, The POE a i Aig y 
calyx short and persistent. Skin -wadding; apd with the | once — natural oe t now 
ot oibo douch, greon Qr. “brownish green tinged | least jar, whilst the ae is — ng -o it | contains a mixt 
and shrubs. r 
the e * Marché aus Fleurs” represents our London 
with bro Flesh white force ite wa: 
the centre, greenish next the skin, granula: ag ke as a rot ee vad position ; Pa tioniariy it the! Th 
