330 Notes upon some French Stewing Pears, 



profusely dotted with brown. Flesh whitish, crisp, perfumed, but not agreeable in its 

 raw state. 



This is one of the old French Pears, but has not been met with 

 in any collection in this country. It is very hardy, bearing most 

 abundantly as an open standard. The fruit keeps till January. 

 When stewed it becomes light brown, very tender and high fla- 

 voured ; and is the best sort I have yet met with for such purposes. 



3. The Chaptal. 

 Syn. Chaptal. Hort. Cat. ed. 2. No. 177. 



Fruit tolerably large, obtusely pyramidal, or frequently obovate. Stalk generally in- 

 serted rather obliquely, in consequence of the projection of the fruit on its upper side. 

 Eye open, in a moderately large, regularly formed cavity. Skin greenish, for the most 

 part covered with russet brown ; rarely in this climate it acquires the reddish tinge next 

 the sun which it does in France. Flesh firm, whitish, sweet, mixed with some astrin- 

 gency in its raw state. 



We have only received this from the collections of M. Noisette 

 of Paris, and of the late M. Bosc. It is very hardy, and bears freely 

 as a standard. Its stewing qualities are of the first class. In flavour 

 it nearly equals the Bequene Musque ; but unlike that sort it be- 

 comes bright pink, not brown. Keeps till the end of February. 



Was raised by M. Hervy of the Luxembourg Garden at Paris ; 

 and named by him in honour of M. Chaptal, Minister of the Inte- 

 rior at that time. 



4. The Double de Guerre. 



Syn. Double de Guerre. Hort. Cat. ed. 2. No. 246. 

 Double Krijgs. Hort. Trans. Vol. IV. p. 277". 

 Double Krijs. 



Blossoms remarkably large. Fruit large, and of a very handsome, regular, oblong- 

 obovate form ; rather more convex on one side than the other, but quite free from 

 angles in its outline. Eye open and rather prominent. Stalk short, tolerably thick, and 



