PEAKS. 487 



stalk, an inch long, stout, inserted by the side of a fleshy lip. Flesh, 

 yellowish, rather coarse-grained, but melting, and with a fine brisk, 

 vinous, and sugary flavour. 



A very good pear ; ripe in January and February. 



NOUYEAU POITEAU (Tombe de V Amateur). —Finit, very large ; 

 obtuse-obovate or pyramidal. Skin, greenish yellow or pale yellow, 

 mottled and streaked with pale brown russet. Eye, closed, placed in 

 a slight depression. Stalk, an inch to an inch and a quarter long, 

 obliquely inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, fine-grained, buttery, 

 melting, and very juicy, rich, sugary, and highly perfumed. 



A first-rate pear ; ripe during November, but keeps only a short 

 time. 



A seedling of Van Mons which first fruited in 1 843, and was named in honour of 

 M. Poiteau of Paris, Director of the Royal Gardens, and who was an eminent 

 pomologist. 



Nouvelle Boussoch. See Doyenne Boussoch, 



NOUVELLE FUL VIE.— Fruit, medium sized; pyriform. Skin, 

 green, changing to yellow, and thickly dotted all over with russet; 

 when fuUy exposed, and in a warm climate, it has a red crimson 

 cheek, which is bright when the fruit is at maturity. Eye, half open, 

 with dry horny segments, rather deeply set. Stalk, about three- 

 quarters of an inch long, occasionally fleshy, and united to the fruit 

 by some fleshy folds. Flesh, fine-grained, melting, very juicy, with a 

 rich and exquisite flavour. 



A dessert pear of great excellence ; ripe in February. 



Raised by M. Gregoire, of Jodoigne, in Belgium, in 1854, and named by him 

 after one of the members of his family. 



Nutmeg. See Bed de Quessoy. 



Oak-leaved Imperial. • See Impmale. 



(EUF. — Fruit, small ; oval. Skin, smooth, greenish yellow, marked 

 with light red on the exposed side, and strewed with grey russety dots. 

 Eye, small and open, set in an uneven depression. Stalk, an inch long, 

 inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, whitish, tender and melting, rich, 

 sugary, and musky. 



A very good summer pear ; ripe in August, and keeps for three 

 weeks without decaying, which is a recommendation at this season. 



Ognonnet, See Summer Archduke. 

 Ognonnet Musque. See Summer Archduke. 

 Oken d'Hiver. See Winter Oken. 



OLIVIEE DE SERRES. — ^Fruit, medium sized, two inches and 

 three-quarters wide, and two and a half high ; round, flattened, or 

 bergamot- shaped, sometimes irregular in its outline. Skin, entirely 

 covered with cinnamon-coloured russet. Eye, large and closed, set in 



