PLATE LV. 
3. MARIE LOUISE D’UCCLE. 
A seedling from Marie Louise , and so named from the village of Uccle, near Brussels. It 
was raised by Mr. Gambier, of Uccle (c. 1840), and takes very much the character of its parent. 
It was introduced into England in 1855. 
Description. —Fruit: rather large, pyriform. Skin : marked with pale cinnamon coloured 
russet, much in the way of Marie Louise. Eye : large and open, with long leafy segments set in a 
considerable depression. Stalk : an inch long, curved, stout and obliquely inserted on the end of 
the fruit by the side of a fleshy lip. Flesh : fine grained, buttery and melting, very juicy and richly 
flavoured. 
A pear of the highest quality, ripe from the middle of October to the beginning of 
November. It differs from Marie Louise in having a peculiar and fine aroma, resembling 
somewhat that of Garnet's Bergamot. 
The tree grows freely when grafted on the genuine stock, on which it soon forms a robust 
and prolific pyramid, which the Marie Lotiise does not. It is a fine variety and worthy of 
extensive cultivation. 
