PLATE XL. 
4. NAPOLEON III. 
This fruit was raised by M. Andre Leroy, of Angers, in whose nursery the tree first bore 
fruit in 1864, and it was named by him in honour of the Emperor. 
Description .—b ruit : large, three inches and a half long and two and three-quarters wide ; 
obovate, uneven, and bossed on its surface. Skin : deep yellow, strewed with numerous dots and 
patches of russet. Eye : small and open, set in a pretty deep and narrow basin. Stalk : half an 
inch long, very stout and fleshy at the base, and set on a level with the surface. Flesh : white, 
very juicy and melting, with a fine, brisk, vinous flavour and pleasant aroma. 
An excellent early Pear, in season the latter end of August and through September. 
The tree grows well and bears freely. It forms a neat pyramid on the quince. 
