486 THE FBUIT MANUAL. 



A very excellent pear ; ripe in September. The tree bears well and 

 forms very neat pyramids on the quince. 



It was raised by M. Andr6 Leroy, of Angers, who named it in honour of the 

 Emperor. 



NAVEZ PEINTKE.— Fruit, medium sized ; egg-shaped, even and 

 regularly formed. Skin, yellowish green on the shaded side, and 

 marked with bands of brown russet, but with a blush of brownish red 

 next the sun. Eye, open, very slightly depressed. Stalk, an inch long, 

 rather slender, not depressed. Flesh, yellowish, melting, very juicy, 

 brisk, and sugary, with a fine aroma. 



A very fine pear ; ripe in the end of September. 



I received this from M. Papelen, of Wetteren, in 1847, but I have never seen it 

 described in any previous work. 



NEC PLUS MEURIS.— Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three- 

 quarters wide and the same high ; roundish turbinate, very uneven and 

 bossed on its surface. Skin, rough, dull yellow, very much covered 

 with dark brown russet. Eye, half open, generally prominent. Stalk, 

 very short, not at all depressed, frequently appearing as a mere knob 

 on the apex of the fruit. Flesh, yellowish white, buttery, and melting, 

 with a rich, sugary, and vinous flavour. 



A first-rate pear ; ripe from January till March. It succeeds well as 

 a pyramid, but is best from a wall. 



This is a seedling of Van Mons, raised in his Garden la Fidelite at Brussels, and 

 named as a compliment to Pierre Meuris, his gardener, of whom Van Mons said, 

 " Meuris est ne avec la genie de la Pomonomie." 



Nec Plus Meuris [of the French]. See Bmrre d'Anjou. 



NECTARINE. — Fruit, medium sized; roundish obovate. Skin, 

 yeUow, covered with large dots and patches of pale brown russet. Eye, 

 open, with erect stiff' segments, set in a shallow basin. Stalk, very 

 short and stout, set in a round cavity. Flesh, yellowish, buttery, rich, 

 with a fine, brisk, acidulous flavour, and agreeable aroma. 



A first-rate pear, with a good deal of the character of Passe Colmar ; 

 ripe in the beginning of October. 



Neige. See White Doyenne. 



Neige Grise. See Red Doyenne. 



Neill. See Colmar Neill. 



Nelis d'Hiver. See Winter Nelis. 



Neuve Maison. See Serrurier, 



New Autumn. See Jargonelle. 



New York Red-Cheek. See Seckle. 



NOTAIRE MINOT.— Fruit, medium sized; roundish obovate. Skin, 

 pale yellowish green, considerably covered with patches and large dots 

 of rough brown russet. Eye, open, set in a narrow and shallow basin. 



