450 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



FORELLE {Trout ; Truite). — Fruit, medium sized ; oblong obovate, 

 but sometimes assuming a pyriform shape. Skin, smooth and shining, 

 of a fine lemon-yellow colour on the shaded side, and bright crimson 

 on the side next the sun, covered with numerous crimson spots, which 

 from their resemblance to the markings on a trout have suggested 

 the name. Eye, small, set in a rather shallow basin. Stalk, an 

 inch long, slender, inserted in a small shallow cavity. Flesh, 

 white, delicate, buttery, and melting, with a rich, sugary, and vinous 

 flavour. 



An excellent pear, in use from November till February. The tree is 

 hardy, and a good bearer. 



FOEME DE BERGAMOTTE.— Fruit, large, three inches and a 

 quarter long and the same wide ; round and bergamot-shaped, uneven 

 in its outline, being somewhat angular and furrowed longitudinally at 

 the stalk, but even and regular round the eye. Skin, rather rough to 

 the touch, being covered with large, coarse russet freckles and patches 

 over a greenish yellow or yellow ground. Eye, very small, and gene- 

 rally without segments, set in a very deep hollow. Stalk, very short, 

 stout, and woody, set in an uneven cavity. Flesh, half melting, rather 

 coarse-grained, with a cold acidity, and a high perfume. 



An inferior fruit ; ripe in the last week of October. 



FORME DE DELICES.— Fruit, medium sized; obovate. Skin, 

 yellow, almost entirely covered with rather rough brown russet. Eye, 

 open, with long segments, and prominently set level with the surface. 

 Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a small, round, and even cavity. 

 Flesh, tender, buttery, and melting, with a rich, sweet flavour. 



An excellent dessert pear ; ripe in October and November. The 

 tree is a good bearer, and succeeds well as a standard. 



FORTUNES {Bergamotte Fortunes ; Fortunes Parmentier). — ^Fruit, 

 below medium size ; roundish turbinate, uneven in its outline. Skin, 

 deep yellow, covered all over with flakes and lines of brown russet. 

 Eye, closed, deeply sunk. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, 

 stout. Flesh, half-melting, juicy, and sweet. 



A stewing pear ; in use from January till May. 



De Fosse. See Jargonelle. 

 Franohipanne d'Automne. See Lansac. 



FRANCHIPANNE.— Fruit, medium sized; obtuse pyriform. Skin, 

 smooth, pale lemon-yellow in the shade, and dark deep red next the 

 sun, covered with numerous brown dots, and a few markings of russet. 

 Eye, large, open, and set in a shallow basin, from which issue russet 

 ramifications. Stalk, an inch long, stout, and curved, obliquely in- 

 serted in a* small narrow cavity. Flesh, white, rather gritty at the 

 core, tender, buttery, and melting with an almost sweet perfumed 



