HARDY FRUITS, 



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Madame Bonnefond. — Obtained by M. Bonne- 

 fond, of Villefranche, Rhone. The fruit is large 

 and frequently somewhat gourd-shaped, in colour 

 uniformly light yellow, or very slightly green ; it 

 is delicious in flavour, very juicy, and sweet ; deli- 

 cately aromatic. December. The tree is vigorous 

 and very fertile, and naturally takes a pyramidal 

 shape convenient for a standard tree. 



Madame Chaudy. — Raised by M. Chaudy, of 

 Chaponost, Rhone. It is a magnificent fruit, large, 

 in colour pale yellow, stippled gray, washed tawny, 

 on the sunny side red-gilded. A very delicate 

 flavour, luscious, and agreeably acidulate, aromatic, 

 and refreshing. November. The tree is weak on 

 the Quince; best for small forms; very fertile on 

 the Crab. 



Madame Treyve. — Obtained by M. Treyve, of 

 Trevoux, Ain. The fruit is large, regular pyri- 

 form ; in colour, brilliant green or yellowish when 

 ripe, streaked or stained russet ; of exquisite 

 quality; juicy, luscious, rich in sugar, and aromatic. 

 August-September. It is a tree equally fertile as 

 vigorous, and lends itself as easily as a Louise 

 bonne to all forms ; does well as a standard tree. It 

 is a first-class fruit for the garden and the orchard. 



Marguerite Marillat. — Obtained by M. Marillat, 

 of Villeurbanne. It is a noble pear, large in size, 

 and a pretty golden yellow colour, on the side exposed 

 to the sun a rich vermilion ; exquisite in flavour, 

 rich in juice and sugar, acidulated, refreshing, and 

 deliciously perfumed. September-October. The 

 tree is weak on the Quince ; is apt, however, for 

 the smaller forms, such as cordons, &c. ; is best 

 grafted on the Crab for the larger forms, and, more- 

 over, very fertile on them. 



Notaire Lepin. — Obtained by M. Roller, of Ville- 

 franche, Rhone. It is a large, even very large-sized 

 fruit ; turbinate-truncated in form ; skin rough, 

 in colour pale yellow, russet stippled. A good, 

 and sometimes very good, pear when well ripened. 

 March-April. The tree is vigorous and fertile on 

 the Quince, taking excellent shapes ; does well in 

 all soils, but, in order that the fruit may exhibit its 

 best qualities, should be planted in a warm soil and 

 a good exposure. 



Precoce de Trevoux. — A fair-sized fruit ; in colour, 

 deep yellow, stained russet, with bright red streaks 

 on the sunny side. Is characterised by an orange- 

 coloured aureole surrounding the eye at the base 

 of the sepals. A pear of good quality, luscious, and 

 richly scented. July to beginning of August. The 

 tree is very vigorous and of great fertility. 



Premices d'Ecully. — Obtained by M. Luizet, of 

 Ecully. Fruit of fair size ; in colour, light yellow, 

 slightly tinged with red on the side exposed to the 

 sun. A pear of very good quality, delicate, sweet, 

 juicy, with a pleasant musky aroma. September- 

 October. The tree is vigorous, fruiting plentifully 

 and regularly ; remarkably good on walls. 



Professor Hortoles. — Obtained by M. F. Morel, 

 of Lyon-Vaise. Fruit of medium or good size ; in 

 colour, greenish-yellow streaked with red on the 

 sunny side. A pear of good, or very good, quality, 

 delicate in flavour, luscious, and juicy ; pleasantly 

 aromatic, acidulate. September-October. The tree 

 is vigorous and fertile, good for all forms and all 

 stocks. 



Souvenir du Congres. — Obtained by M. F. Morel, 

 of Lyon-Vaise, from seed obtained of a fecundation 

 of choice varieties. A magnificent fruit, one of the 

 largest in size and richest in colour in existence ; 

 yellow colour and vermilion on the exposed side. 

 A pear of very good quality, having the flesh and 

 juice of the William less the musky savour, which 

 is replaced by one agreeably acidulated. August- 

 September. This admirable pear will be found 

 figured in nearly all contemporary pomological pub- 

 lications ; but the most remarkable are reproductions 

 of fruit that came from California, where the variety 

 assumes its most brilliant colours. The tree is vigo- 

 rous and " solid," fertile and hardy in all soils ; well 

 adapted for pyramids. 



Triomphe de Vienne. — A chance discovery of M. 

 Blanchet in the environs of Vienne, Isere. A superb 

 fruit, long in shape ; in colour a fine golden yellow, 

 sometimes russet-tinted and rose on the side of in- 

 solation. A fruit of delicious flavour, delicate flesh, 

 melting, full of juice, saccharine, aromatic, and re- 

 freshing. August-September. The tree is vigorous, 

 fertile and hardy, easily trained to any form. 



Such is the enumeration of Lyonnaise pears, the 

 names of which figure in the catalogue of fruits 

 adopted by the Societe pomologique de France. It 

 is a chosen band as to the value and merit of which 

 there is no possible room for doubt. But they are 

 not the sole pears deserving of cultivation ; certain 

 varieties, though less favoured by the judgment of 

 Congress, are their rivals, and, under certain condi- 

 tions and from certain points of view, are even 

 their superiors. This note would therefore be in- 

 complete if it omitted to mention those at least suc- 

 cinctly by enumerating their principal characteristics, 

 as it is proposed to do in our next issue. 



Fran^isque Morel. 



