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Cadillac, a small town near Bordeaux, in 

 France. Cooker, h, late; /, Dec. -April. 



Chakles Ernest, raised by Mr. Ernest 

 Baltet, of Troyes, France, sent out in 

 1879. 6, mid. ; /, Nov. -Dec. 



CoLMAE d'etb, a seedling raised by Van 

 Mons in 1820. h, mid. ; /, early Sept. 



CoNSEiLLEUR A LA CouE, raised by Van 

 Mons, named in honour of his son. 

 Councillor at the Court of Appeal, 

 Brussels, it fruited in 1840, is said to do 

 well on chalk, h, early; /, Nov. 



Ceawfoed, an early Scotch pear, grown 

 over the whole extent of the country. 

 /, mid. Aug. 



Doyenne d'ete (Gift of Summer), an 

 early seedling of Van Mons, raised about 

 1800. Somewhat self -fertile. h, early; 

 f, July. 



Doyenne du Comice, raised in the 

 garden of the Comice Horticole at Angers, 

 the original tree first fruited in 1849. Self- 

 sterile, h, late; /, Nov. 



Duchesse d'Angouleme, found by M. 

 Anne-Pierre Andusson, nurseryman, in 

 the garden of a farm near Campigne, in 

 Anjou, France. Trees were first sold in 

 1812. In 1820 he sent a basket of the fruit 

 to the Duchesse d'Angouleme, with a re- 

 quest to name the pear in honour of her, 

 a request which was granted, and since 

 that time it has borne its present appel- 

 lation. Is somewhat self -fruitful, h, early; 

 /, Oct. -Nov. 



Eastee Beegamot, a very old variety. 

 Switzer mentions that trees of this variety 

 were planted against a wall in Hampton 

 Court Gardens in Queen Elizabeth's reign. 

 /, March-April. 



Easter Beurrb, originated in the garden 

 of the Monastry of the Capucins, at Lou- 

 vain, Belgium, soon after 1800, and was 

 first distributed by Dr. Van Mons. h, 

 early; /, Jan. -March. 



Emilb d'Heyst, raised by Major 

 Esperen, of Malines, Belgium. It first 

 fruited in 1847, was named after Emile 

 Berckmans, of Heyst-op-den-Berg, who 

 afterwards emigrated to America and 

 became a prominent pomologist in that 

 country, b, mid.; /, Oct. -Nov. 



Flemish Beattty, discovered by Dr. Van 

 Mons in the Village of Deftinge, in 

 Flanders in 1810. He brought the variety 



into notice by distributing grafts among 

 his friends. Self-fertile in America. 

 b, mid. ; /, Sept. 



Fondante de Thireiot, raised by MM. 

 Thirriot Freres, nurserymen, at Charle- 

 ville, Ardennes, France. Found to be a 

 good market pear at Pershore. h, mid. ; 

 /, Nov. -Dec. 



Forblle or Trout Pear, an old German 

 variety, some 200 years old, supposed by 

 Dr. Die! to have originated in Northern 

 Saxony, b, early; /, Nov. -Feb. 



Gansel's Beegamot, said to have been 

 raised from seed of Autumn Bergamot by 

 Lieut.-General Gansel at his seat, Donne- 

 land Park, near Colchester. Self-sterile. 

 6, late; /, Oct.-Nov. 



Geneeal Todleben, raised by M. Fon- 

 taine de Gheling, of Mons, Belgium, in 

 1839, named after the gallant Eussian de- 

 fender of Sebastopol. Occasionally self- 

 fertile. 6, late; /, Nov, -Dec. 



Glou Moeceait, raised by Abbe Nicolas 

 Hardenport, at Mons, between 1730-60. 

 He also raised Passe Colmar and Beurre 

 Kance, probably by artificial cross fecund- 

 ation, b, late; /, Dec. -Feb. 



Jaegonelle, an old favourite, but it is 

 not known when it was first introduced 

 into this country. Brought from France. 

 Believed to be one of the oldest pears ; was 

 in cultivation before 1600. b, early ; /, Aug. 



Josephine de Malines, raised by Major 

 Esperen, of Malines, in 1830, and named 

 in compliment to his wife, b, late; /, Jan.- 

 May. 



Le Lectiee, raised by M. Leseur at 

 Orleans, France, named after the famous 

 pomologist, who in 1628 was cultivating 

 some 260 varieties of pears, b, late; /, 

 Dec. -Jan. 



Louise Bonne, an old French Pear, 

 originated in Poitou, on the property of 

 a lady whose Christian name was Louise. 

 /, Nov. -Dec. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey, raised at 

 Avranches about 1788 by M. Longueval. 

 b, mid. ; /, Oct. 



Maeie Louise, raised in 1809, by Abb6 

 Duquesne, of Mons, and named in honour 

 of Marie Louise, the consort of Napoleon. 

 Self-fertile, b, late; /, Oct.-Nov. 



Olivier de Serres, raised by M. Bois- 

 bumel, of Kouen, about 1847, and named 



