THE PEAR. 439 
Fruit large, obovate. Skin a little rough, the ground. pale 
yellow, but mostly covered with marblings and patches of light 
russet, becoming reddish brown at maturity, on the sunny side, 
Stalk rather short, from an inch to an inch and a half long, and 
oretty deeply planted in a peculiarly narrow, round cavity. 
alyx short, open, placed m a small, round basin. Flesh yel- 
lowish-white, not very fine grained, but juicy, melting, very 
saccharine and rich, with a slightly musky flavour. Last of 
September. < 
Fonpayte p’Avutomnz. Thomp. 
Belle Lucrative. Seigneur d’Esperin, originally. 
Fondante d’Automne. Bergamotte Fiévée.  - 
Fondante PAuiomne. 
If we were asked which are the two highest flavoured peara 
knov n in this country, we should not hesitate to name the Seck- 
el, and the Fondante d’Automne, (Autumn melting.) It isa 
new Flemish pear, and no garden should be destitute of it. The 
tree 5s of moderate growth, the young shoots long, yellowish-gray. 
Frait medium size, obovate, narrow, but blunt at the stalk, 
