THE PEAR. 
573 
Fiuit of medium size, obovate, rather square in figure, one 
sided, and somewhat knobby. Skin green, dotted with brown, 
and having a pale-brown cheek. Flesh melting, buttery, and 
sweet. December. 
3£pine d’jSte. Thomp. Lind. 
Summer Thorn. Fondante Musquee. 
Satin Yert. 
Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin greenish-yellow. Flesh ten 
der, melting, with a sweet, musky, peculiar flavour. Last of 
August and first of September. 
Eyewood. Thomp. 
A seedling of Mr. Knight’s. Tree vigorous and hardy. 
Fruit of medium size, oblate or flattened; skin much covered 
with russet. Flesh buttery, rich, and excellent. 
Fine Gold of Summer. Coxe. 
Fin Or d’fite. 
Fruit small, roundish. Skin yellow, with a beautiful red 
cheek. Flesh juicy, good flavour, not rich; very productive. 
Middle of August. 
Forme de Delices. Thomp. 
A new Flemish pear, received from the London Horticultural 
Society. Young shoots stout, upright, yellowish-green. 
Fruit medium, obovate. Skin rough, yellowish, with dull 
russet. Flesh buttery, melting, somewhat dry, but sweet. Last 
of October. 
Fortunee. Bon. Jard. Thomp. Al. Pom. 
Episcopal. La Fortunee de Parmentier. 
La Fortunee de Paris. Bergamotte Fortunee. 
Raised by M. Parmentier of Enghien ; has so far only proved 
a cooking fruit. 
Fruit below medium size, roundish, depressed. Skin covered 
with grey russet. Flesh white, juicy and sprightly, but not 
high flavoured. December to April. 
Foster’s St. Michael. 
Fruit medium, roundish-ovate. Stalk medium, in a small 
cavity. Calyx nearly closed, stiff ; basin shallow. Skin y cl- 
ow. Flesh coarse, somewhat astringent. September. 
