PLATE LXVIII. 
4. NE PLUS MEURIS. 
[Syn : Nec Phis Ultra; Nec Plus Meuns .] 
This pear is a seedling of Dr. Van Mons. It was raised in his garden “ La Fidelite,” 
at Brussels, and was named as a compliment after his gardener, Pierre Meuris, of whom Van Mons 
said “ Meuris est ne avec la genie de Pomonomie.” The curious name is said to have been derived 
in this way, Van Mons wrote only nec plus, adding afterwards his gardener’s name. 
Description. —Fruit: medium sized, two inches and three quarters wide, and the same high ; 
roundish turbinate, very uneven and bossed on the surface. Skin : rough, dull yellow, very much 
covered with dark brown russet. Eye : half open, generally prominent. Stalk : very short, not at 
all depressed, frequently appearing as a mere knob on the end of the fruit. Flesh : yellowish 
white, buttery and melting, with a rich, sugary, and vinous flavour. 
A first rate pear, in season from January till March. It has a rough, ungainly exterior, but 
its keeping qualities and its flavour, when pears are scarce, make it a favourite. 
The tree is of upright habit of growth, and is not subject to canker. It succeeds well as 
a pyramid, but in this climate, is best on a wall. The tree is so prolific, that to have the fruit 
in perfection, the clusters should be freely thinned. 
