PLATE XXXVIII. 
[Syn : Medaille; Bonaparte; Bcurve Napoleon; Bon Chretien Napoleon; NapoUon d'Hirer; 
Captif de St. Helene; Roi de Rome; Glorie de /’ Empereur; Bcurve Autien; Charles X.; 
Liard; SuerSe doree ; Wurtemberg .] 
This variety was raised in 1808 by M. Liard, a gardener at Mons, and was exhibited by him 
at a meeting of the Pomological Society of Hennegan. A gold medal was awarded to it, and hence 
it was first called Medaille. The original tree was afterwards sent to the Abbe Duquesne, and was 
by him named Napoldon. It was sent into England by Van Mons in 1816, and was the first of the 
Flemish pears received with an authenticated name. 
Description. —Fruit : large, obtuse pyriform. Skin : smooth, bright green at first, changing 
as it ripens to greenish yellow, and sometimes to a fine lemon-yellow, and covered with numerous 
brown dots. Eye : partially open, with long, erect, acuminate segments, and set in a moderate 
depression. Stalk : three-quarters of an inch long, stout, and inserted in a round and pretty deep 
cavity. Flesh : whitish, tender, melting, and very juicy ; with a rich, sweet and refreshing flavour. 
To such a degree does it abound in juice, that Diel says of it, that one may be supposed “ to drink 
the fruit.” 
A very valuable Pear; in season from November to December. 
The tree is hardy and vigorous, and bears well. It succeeds as a standard in a warm 
situation, but produces the finest fruit against a wall. 
