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wide, and two inclies Ugh ; bergamot-shaped. Skin, very thick, 

 green on the shaded side, becoming greenish yellow tinged with brown 

 next the sun, and very much covered with pale brown russet, 

 and large russet dots. Eye, small and open, slightly depressed. 

 Stalk, an inch to an inch and a half long, slender, inserted in a small 

 cavity. Flesh, yellowish, exceedingly tender and melting, very juicy, 

 with a sprightly vinous flavour and a fine aroma. 



A very excellent pear ; ripe in October. The tree is very hardy, and 

 a good bearer. 



This was raised by Mr. T. A. Knight, President of the Horticultural Society, 

 and was named after Eyewood, near Kington, in Herefordshire, and not as has been 

 stated, on account of the peculiar woodiness of the eye. Mr. Knight named all 

 his seedlings after the residences of his friends. 



Fanfareau. See Hampden's Bergamot. 



FELIX DE LIEM. — Fruit, small, two inches and a half high and 

 the same wide ; roundish turbinate, even and regular in its outline. 

 Skin, very much mottled with dusky or dirty brown, much speckled, 

 and here and there traces of broken crimson streaks. Eye, small and 

 open, set in a neat round basin. Stalk, rather slender, woody, and 

 inserted in a small round hole. Flesh, white, tender and melting, very 

 juicy, sweet, cool and refreshing, but without much flavour. 



A good pear ; ripe in October and November. 



Ferdinand de Meester. See Colmar Demeester. 



FIGUE {Inconnue Angoideme ; Pistolette ; Prince ' de lAgne ; 

 Knenett's). — Fruit, medium sized ; long pyriform. Skin, smooth, bright 

 green' on the shaded side, changing to yellowish green as it ripens, 

 and next the sun of a dull dark red, and entirely covered with nume- 

 rous dots and patches of brown russet. Eye, small and open, with 

 short acute segments set in a shallow cavity. Stalk, an inch long, 

 curved, and obliquely inserted under a fleshy hp. Flesh, white, 

 tender, buttery, and melting, with a rich sugary and pleasantly per- 

 fumed flavour. 



An excellent early dessert pear ; ripe in September. The tree bears 

 well as a standard. 



FIGUE D'ALENCON {Bonnisdme de la Sarthe ; Figue of De- 

 caisne ; Bonnisdme ; Figue d'Hiver ; Gros Figite). — Fruit, large, four 

 inches to four and a quarter long, and two inches and a half wide ; 

 long pyriform or pyramidal, terminating in a knob or fleshy folds which 

 envelop the stalk, uneven in its outline, and twisted in its axis. Skin, 

 like that of a Marie Louise, of a uniform yellow ground colour, and 

 speckled with patches of cinnamon russet, particularly round the eye, 

 where it is entirely covered with it. Eye, open, with erect, narrow, 

 stout segments, set in a shallow undulating basin. Stalk, an inch 

 long, fleshy throughout nearly the whole of its length, and united to 



