520 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



patches of russet. Eye, open, set in a wide shallow basin. Stalk, 

 upwards of an inch long, slender, woody, and inserted in a wide and 

 uneven cavity. Flesh, rather coarse-grained, melting and juicy, sweet, 

 but without any remarkable flavour. 

 ,A second-rate pear ; ripe in October and November. 



Viandry. See Echassery. 



VICAR OF WINKFIELD {Belle Andrimne; Belh de Bern; Belle 

 Heldise ; Bon Papa ; Cornice de Toulon ; Cure ; Monsieur de Clion ; 

 Cudllette d'Hiver; Monsieur le Cure; Grosse Allongee ; Paternoster; 

 Pradel). — Fruit, very large ; pyriform, frequently one-sided. Skin, 

 smooth, greenish yellow, with a faint tinge of red on the side next the 

 sun. Eye, open, set in a shallow basin, and placed on the opposite 

 side of the axis from the stalk. Stalk, an inch and a half long, slender, 

 obliquely inserted without depression. Flesh, white, fine-grained, half- 

 melting, juicy and sweet, with a musky aroma. 



A handsome peajr, which in warm seasons, or when grown against a 

 wall, is melting. It is also a pretty good stewing jear ; in use from 

 November till January. 



YICOMTE DE SPOELBERGH {Be Spoelbergh).—Fim.i, medium 

 sized, two inches and three-quarters wide and three inches high ; turbi- 

 nate, very uneven and bossed in its outline, being considerably ribbed 

 and undulating. Skin, smooth, pale straw-coloured, sprinkled with 

 green dots and patches of russet. Eye, large, half open, set almost 

 level with the surface. Stalk, an inch and a quarter long, inserted 

 without depression, and frequently fleshy at the base, where it swells 

 out into the apex of the fruit. Flesh, yellowish, buttery and melting, 

 juicy, with a sweet, rich, sprightly flavour and a musky aroma. 



A good, though not a first-rate pear ; ripe in November. 



It was raised by Van Mons, and named after Vicomte de Spoelbergh, who 

 lived at Lovenjoul, in Belgium. 



Vigne de Pelone. See Figue de Naples. 



VINEUSE. — Fruit, medium sized; obovate. Skin, smooth, pale 

 straw colour, with slight markings of very thin brown russet, inter- 

 spersed with minute green dots. Eye, open, frequently abortive, set 

 in a shallow depression. Stalk, short and fleshy, inserted in a deep, 

 narrow cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, exceedingly tender, melting, 

 and very juicy, of a honied sweetness and fine delicate perfume. 



A delicious and richly flavoured pear ; ripe in the end of September 

 and beginning of October. 

 Raised by Major Esperen, of Malines, in 1840. 



VIEGOULEUSE {Bujaleuf ; Chambrette ; De Glace).— Fnut, large 

 and pyriform, rounded towards the eye and tapering thickly towards 

 the stali, assuming sometimes an ovate shape. Skin, smooth and 

 delicate ; at first of a fine lively green, which changes as it ripens to a 



