84 THE OECHAED AIsD FEUIT GAEDEN. 



Belle de Jersey is about the largest. It is pear- 

 shaped, a little bent in the middle, smooth dark green, 

 with dull brown on one side, turning to red on a 

 yellowish ground as it reaches maturity. The flesh is 

 white, hard, gritty at the core, and too austere and 

 astringent to eat raw, but it stews or bakes well. The 

 eye is wide, in a deep hollow, and the stalk is of 

 medium length, bent, and inserted in a deep angular 

 cavity. It is more often mentioned as Uvedale's St. 

 Germain, and other names are Union, Udale's "Warden, 

 Pickering, and Poire de Tonneau. It requires a favour- 

 ablei locality, or a wall, for the fruit to be fine, and it is 

 in use from Christmas to April. 



Tresor Amour, or Tresor d'Amour, is the best 

 stewing pear to have, although less handsome in shape 

 than Belle de Jersey, and not so large. It is, however, 

 a fine large pear, rough in the skin, yellowish-green, 

 and ruddy-brown on the sunny side. It is roundish, 

 compressed at both ends, with a small eye in a wide 

 open basin, and a stout stalk, of medium length, set in 

 a deep cavity. It is juicy when it is ripe, less harsh 

 than other baking pears, stews tender in a short time, 

 and is fine in flavour and colour. The tree is said to do 

 best on a pear stock. It is in use from December until 

 March ; after it has been kept too long it loses its 

 flavour. It is of vigorous growth, and does well as a 

 standard almost anywhere. 



Other stewing pears are Bellissime d'Hiver, a very 

 large, roundish sort, and less gritty than most, in use 

 from November to April. The^Black pear of Worcester, 

 also called Parkinson's Warden, Pound pear, Livre, 

 G-ros Eateau Gris, Grande Monarque, and Groote 

 Mogul, is a large roundish, coarse-grained pear of 

 vigorous growth, in use from November to February. 

 The Double-blossomed, Double fleur, or Armenie, is 

 a handsome and highly ornamental tree, on account 

 of its fine, large, double flowers. The fruit is small 

 for a baking pear, roundish, and a little pinched in 

 towards the stalk. It is green, turning to yellow 

 when ripe, and red, or pale purple, on the sunny 



