838 LIST OF FRUlTiS. 
PEARS FOR KITCHEN USE.— Standards. 
■f * Bellissirae d'Hiver, large, roundish, brownish red, in use 
from November to April, good stewing pear, bears well. 
Belmont, large, obovate, pale yellowish brown, in use in Novem- 
ber, great bearer. 
Bequene Musque, middle-sized, oblong, yellow, in use from Nov. 
to January, excellent for stewing. 
f * Bezi d'Heri, middle-sized, roundish, greenish yellow, in use 
from November to January. 
Chaptal, large, obovate, brown, in use from Nov. to April. 
* Franc Real d'Hiver, middle-sized, roundish obovate, brownish 
yellow, in use from Nov. to March, stews tender, and of a bright 
purple colour. 
-j- * Uvedale's St. Germain, large, pyriform, greenish brown, in 
use from January to April. It requires a wall to bring it to per- 
fection, in such situations a single fruit has been known to weigh up- 
wards of two pounds. 
PINE APPLES. 
The Queen (No. 46, page 804) is one of the best varieties at pre- 
sent known for general cultivation, if exposed to a high temperatura 
in the months of June, July, and August it is liable to become hol- 
low near the core, but earlier or later in the season it is not subject to 
that defect. The Ripley's Queen, a slight variety of the common 
Queen is probably the best. 
The Moscow Queen, (No 48) is an excellent variety but is rather 
a slow grower, the fruit is about the same size as the common Queen 
but superior to it in flavour. 
The Black Jamaica (No. 1 1, p. 607) is an excellent fruit at all 
seasons of the year, but particularly in the winter months, when 
pines rarely come to perfection. It cuts firm to the core, is highly 
flavoured, keeps some time after it is fully ripe, and bears carriage 
better than any other. It is, however, rather a slow grower, and the 
fruit seldom attains a large size. 
Brown Sugar -Loaf, (No. 29, p. 753,) is the best of the sugar-loaf 
kind ; it is a large handsome and highly flavoured fruit, swells freely 
in the winter months, and its flesh is firm and juicy. 
The Ripley, (No. 42, p. 804,) is large, handsome, and high-fla- 
voured, it is a good summer fruit, and swells freely in winter. 
St. Vincent. — (No. 22, p. 752.) The fruit is not large, but high- 
flavoured, particularly in summer ; it is said to swell freely in winter. 
