358 THE FBUIT MANUAL. 



This is a long pyramidal-shaped fruit, while the true rariety is rather roundish and 

 flattened. M, Tougard has an Amadotte Blanc, which he makes synonymous with 

 Beiirr6 Blanc des Capucins, and M. Decaisne has adopted this as the variety de- 

 scribed by Merlet, which I tliink is a mistake. Jahn, following Decaisne, identifies 

 Beurrt! Blanc des Capucins with the Amadotte, which he calls Herbst Amadotte ; 

 but these are without doubt two very distinct varieties. Neither Tougard, De- 

 caisne, nor Jahn take notice of the remarkably high musky flavour of the fruit ; 

 but, on the contrary, the former says it is slightly acid and astringent, and the 

 latter that it has neither perfume nor flavour, characters which agree with Benrre 

 Blanc des Capucins, but not with Amadotte. It is quite evident that Tougard, 

 Prevost, Decaisne, and Jahn have taken Beurrt Blanc des Capucins for the true 

 Amadotte. 



AMALIA. — ^Fruit, rather large, three inches and a quarter long, 

 and two inches and a half wide ; pyriform in shape, rounded towards 

 the apex, and tapering gradually to the stalk. Skin, smooth, of a 

 beautiful bright green at first, but changing to lemon-yellow, and with- 

 out any trace of red on its surface ; covered with bold russet dots, 

 particularly on the side exposed to the sun. Eye, open, with erect, 

 stijBF, stout segments, and set in a pretty wide and deep basin. Stalk, 

 stout and fleshy, half an inch to three-quarters long, inserted in a sort 

 of fleshy ring on the apex of the fruit. Flesh, white, fine-grained, 

 juicy, buttery, and melting, with a sweet and pleasant aromatic 

 flavour. 



A very showy autumn pear ; ripe in the end of October, and con- 

 tinuing till about the middle of November. Though «, very good pear, 

 it is not equal to many of our first-rate pears already in cultivation. 



Amande. See Angleterre. 



AMANDE D'ETE.- — Fruit, somewhat about medium sized, two 

 inches and three-quarters long, and two inches and a half wide. It is 

 of an obtuse pyriform shape, rounded at the apex, and tapering gra- 

 dually to the stalk, even and regular in its outline. Skin, smooth, 

 pale green at first, but changing as it ripens to a pale lemou-yellow, 

 without any colour next the sun, and marked with a few traces of thin 

 pale russet. Eye, quite open, with short segments, and placed in a 

 very flat and shallow depression. Stalk, an inch and three-quarters 

 long, slender, and woody, inserted in a small round and narrow cavity. 

 Flesh, white, rather firm, not buttery, nor very juicy, sweet, and with 

 a distinct almond flavour and perfume, but with no character in it to 

 merit notice. 



An inferior pear ; ripe in the beginning of September, and soon rots 

 at the core. The tree bears well and regularly, and forms a handsome 

 pyramid on the quince. 



AMANDINE DE ROUEN.— Fruit, medium sized, three inches and 

 a half long, and two inches and a half wide ; pyriform, rounded towards 

 the eye and tapering towards the stalk. Skin, at first of a bright 

 green dotted with grey, but changing to lemon-yellow as it ripens. 

 Eye, half open, with blunt, stout, often stunted segments, and placed 



