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an east or west wall, but it succeeds perfectly well as an opes^ 

 standard. 



*' The Colmar Deschamp, said to be the same as this, is not 

 quoted as a synonyme, because it is doubtful whether it be not 

 a distinct kind. Wood, deep yellowish brown, sprinkled with 

 gray spots ; leaves, middle sized, ovate oblong, a little waved, 

 nearly entire on the old wood, slightly serrated towards the 

 extremity of the young shoots, of a rich dark green colour ; 

 fruit, turbinate, on an average three and a half inches long 

 and two and three fourths wide at the broadest part, the stalk 

 measuring one inch in length ; there is a contraction towards 

 the setting on of the stalk; skin, a dehcate pale green, very 

 slightly dotted with russet, which becomes a deeper yellow 

 when ripe ; flesh, whitish, firm, very juicy, perfectly meltingy^ 

 without any grittiness, and of a very extraordinary rich, sweet,, 

 high flavoured quality." 



BEURRE DIEL. Van Mons. Pr. cat. Lond. hort. cat. 

 Pom. mag. 



DieVs Butterhine. 



This very large and excellent fruit was introduced to this 

 country from the Netherlands about the same time that it was 

 sent to England. The following descriptive remarks are from- 

 the Pomological Magazine, which contains a very admirable 

 figure of the fruit. 



" This noble pear was raised by Dr. Van Mons, at Lou- 

 vain, and by him named in honour of Dr. A. F. A. Diel, one 

 of the most distinguished of the German pomiologists. Its 

 great merit, independent of its excellence, is its fertility, both 

 when trained on a wall and as a standard. Its period of ma- 

 turity is the end of November, and it keeps well till the begin- 

 ning of January. It is of the first rank among dessert pears. 

 The tree is a free grower and acquires considerable size. 



" The wood is long, strong, flexuose, olive green, with a 

 few scattered oval spots of an ash colour ; at the ends covered 



