[HE PEAR. 573 
Fiuit of medium size, obovate, rather square in figure, one 
sided, and somewhat knobby. Skin green, dotted with brown, 
and having a pale-brown cheek. Flesh melting, buttery, and 
sweet. December. 
Erie v’Eiré. Thomp. Lind. 
Summer Thorn. Fondante Musquée. 
Satin Vert. 
Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin greenish-yellow. Flesh ten 
der, melting, with a sweet, musky, peculiar flavour. Last of 
August and first of September. 
EyEewoop. Thomp. 
A seedling of Mr. Knight’s. Tree vigorous and hardy. 
Fruit of medium size, oblate or flattened; skin much covered 
with russet. Flesh buttery, rich, and excellent. 
Fine Gotp or Summer. Coxe. 
Fin Or d’Eté. 
Fruit small, roundish. Skin yellow, with a beautiful red 
cheek. Flesh juicy, good flavour, not rich; very productive. 
Middle of August. - : 
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Forms pz Déicus. Thomp. 
A new Flemish pear, received from the London Horticultural 
Society. Young shoots stout, upright, yellowish-green. 
Fruit medium, obovate. Skin rough, yellowish, with dull. 
russet. Flesh buttery, melting, somewhat dry, but sweet. Last 
of October. ; : ne 
Forrunzz. Bon. Jard. Thomp. Al. Pom. 
Episcopal. ‘La Fortunée de Parmentier. 
La Fortunée de Paris. § Bergamotte Hortunée. 
Raised by M. Parmentier of Enghien; has so far only proved 
a cooking fruit. ; ' 
Fruit below medium size, roundish, depressed. Skin covered 
with grey russet. Flesh white, juicy and sprightly, but not 
high flavoured. December to April. . 
Fosrer’s St. MicHas.. 
Fruit medium, roundish-ovate.. Stalk medium, in a small 
eavity. Calyx nearly closed, stiff; basin shallow. Skin yel- 
-ow Flesh coarse, somewhat astringent. September. 
