y j% ^ names, such as deseiTe no enquiry 
respecting their origin. It seems probable that 
the ap2)ellation Glout Morceau was intended 
— to mean a “sweet morsel but it is also 
equally likely that the meaning of the word Glout may 
have been misunderstood. In addition to this name, the Pear 
which we now figure rejoices in a goodly number of synonyms. 
