PLATE XXXVI. 
[Syn : Six.~\ 
This Pear was raised at Courtrai, in Belgium, about the year 1845, by M. Six, a gardener. 
Dr. Hogg received it from M. Papeleu, of Ghent, in 1848. 
Description. —Fruit: large, three inches and a quarter wide, and four inches and a quarter 
long ; pyriform, very uneven, and bossed on the surface. Skin : smooth, pale green, with patches 
of russet round the eye and the stalk, but changing to pale yellow when ripe. Eye : small, open, 
set in a shallow, slightly angular basin. Stalk : long, slender, curved, inserted a little on one side 
of the axis, without depression. Flesh : greenish white, very juicy, firm, buttery, and melting. 
Core : very small. 
A very fine distinct pear of high character, ripe in October. 
The tree is hardy, grows vigorously, makes a fine pyramid on the Quince stock, and bears 
freely. 
