584 
THE PEAR. 
Tillington. 
A seedling of Mr. Knight’s, hardly medium in size, obovate 
Skin thick, rough, dark green, tinged with brown next the sun. 
Flesh coarse, of not more than second-rate quality. October. 
VallSe Franciie. Thomp, Duh. 
De Yallee. Nois. Poit. Bonne de Keinzheim. 
De Keinzlieim. 
Fruit medium, obovate, or turbinate. Skin yellowish-green, 
Flesh white, not fine grained, quite juicy, but not buttery, and 
of a simple sweet flavour. Last of August. 
Van Mons Leon Le Clerc. 
Van Mons Leon le Clerc was originated by M. Leon le Clerc, 
an amateur cultivator, of Laval, in France, who, in naming it 
desired to couple his own name, with that of his friend, Dr, 
Van Mons — u le grand pretre de Pomona.” Its shoots strong 
upright, olive. 
Tree cankers badly, and the fruit generally cracks, so that it 
is scarcely worth cultivating. 
Fruit large, oblong-obovate. Skin yellowish, much mingled 
with brown over nearly the whole surface, and slightly russeted 
near the stalk. Stalk an inch and a half long, rather stout, 
obliquely inserted, with little depression. Calyx small, open, 
set in a shallow basin. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery, and 
melting, with a sugary flavour. October and Nevember. 
Virgouleuse. O. Duh. Poit. Thomp. 
Poire-glace. Chambrette. Bujaleuf. 
An excellent old French variety, which, in consequence of its 
indifferent crops, is scarcely cultivated in the middle states. 
Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin very smooth, yellowish-green 
at maturity, sprinkled with numerous gray or reddish dots. 
Flesh white, buttery, melting, and of good flavour. November 
to January. 
William Edwards’. Wilder. Mss. 
A seedling of Ex-Gov. Edwards, of New Haven, very pro- 
ductive, and a good baking fruit, but not juicy or melting 
enough for the dessert. 
Fruit of medium size, obtuse-pyriform, t erminating rather ab- 
ruptly at the stalk. Skin yellow, and at maturity, profusely 
