PLATE XLII. 
4. FIGUE D’ALENCON. 
Sari he. 
Syn : Figue (of Decaisne) ; Figue dHiver; Gros Figue; Bonnissime ; Bonnissime de la 
The origin of this Pear is not given in any of the leading pomological works. 
Description. —Fruit : large, four inches to four and a quarter long, and two inches and a 
half wide ; long pyriform or pyramidal, terminating in a knob, or fleshy folds which envelope the 
stalk, uneven in its outline and twisted in its axis. Skin : like that of a Marie Louise , of an uniform 
yellow ground colour, and speckled with patches of cinnamon russet, particularly round the eye, 
where it is entirely covered with it. Eye : open, with erect, narrow stout segments, set in a 
shallow undulating basin. Stalk : an inch long, fleshy throughout nearly the whole of its length, 
and united to the other fruit with fleshy folds. Flesh : close-grained, tender and melting, very 
juicy, sweet, richly flavoured and with a fine aroma. 
A Pear of variable merit in England, where it only ripens well in an orchard house, or on a 
warm wall in favourable seasons. In cold seasons it is hard and worthless. 
The tree grows freely, but should only be grown on a south wall in a warm soil and situation. 
