PEARS. 451 



flavour, supposed to resemble Franchipanne, from which circumstance 

 the name is derived. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in October and November. The tree is a 

 vigorous grower, and succeeds well as a standard, either on the pear 

 or quince stock. 



This is the Franchipanne of Duhamel, but evidently not of Merlet, which he 

 describes as a small green pear, ripe in August. By some, as Eivier and Du Moulins, 

 the Dauphin is made synonymous with this, which is an error. 



FRANCOIS BEEGIA.— Fruit, medium sized; obtuse obovate. 

 Skin, uniform deep golden yellow, dotted with large russet dots. Eye, 

 very small, closed, and inserted in a deep basin. Stalk, half an inch 

 long, stout, and obhquely inserted on the end of the fruit. Flesh, 

 coarse-grained, not very juicy, brisk, and not good. 



An inferior pear, which rots at the core in the end of October. 



Franc Real d'Ete. See Summer Franc Real. 

 Franc Real Gros. See Angelique de Bordeaux. 

 Franc Real d'Hiver. See Winter Franc Real. 

 Franzosische Kiimmelbim. See Besi d'Hery. 



FREDERIC DE PRUSSE [Friedrwh Von Preussen). — Fruit, 

 medium sized ; flattened turbinate. Skin, smooth, yellow, marked and 

 radiated with green, which is a distinguishing character of the fruit, 

 deep gold colour next the sun. Eye, small, open, and set in a consi- 

 derably deep basin. Stalk, an inch and a half long, set in a small, 

 slight depression, and frequently obhquely inserted by the side of 

 a fleshy protuberance. Flesh, white, very juicy, half-melting, rich, 

 sugary, and vinous. 



A beautiful and excellent dessert pear ; ripe in October. The tree 

 succeeds well as a standard. 



FREDERIC LE CLERC. — Fruit, above medium size ; short pyri- 

 form. Skin, green at first, but changing as it ripens to yellow, 

 slightly mottled with russet. Eye, open, set in a shallow basin. 

 Stalk, an inch long, woody. Flesh, yellowish, buttery, meltmg, and 

 very juicy, sugary, and rich. 



Ripe in November. 



FREDERIC DE WURTEMBURG (MedaiUe d'Or; Sylvestre 

 d'Automne ; Sylvestre d'Hiver). — Fruit, large ; obtuse-pyriform. Skin, 

 smooth, deep yellow, marbled and dotted with red on the shaded side, 

 and of a beautiful bright crimson next the sun. Eye, large and open, 

 placed almost level with the surface. Stalk, thick, an inch and a 

 quarter long, inserted without depression. Flesh, very white, tender, 

 buttery, and melting, rich, juicy, sugary, and dehcious. 



A remarkably fine pear ; ripe in October. In the year 1858 it was 

 as finely flavoured as the Jargonelle. 



This was raised by Van Mons about 1812, and was dedicated, by request, to 

 Frederick I., King of Wurtemburg. 



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