Plate IX. 
3. LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY. 
[Syn : Bear re d'Avranches; Bonne dA vranches; Louise dAvranches ; Bonne de Longueval; 
Bonne Louise dArandore ; William the Fourth .] 
This valuable pear was raised at Avranches about the year 1788 by M. Longueval, who at 
first named it simply “ Louise ” but subsequently added “ Bonne and it thenceforth became known 
as “ Bonne Louise dAvranches” The original tree is still in existence in the garden where it was 
raised. It is cultivated with great success in the island of Jersey, and coming to England in this 
way, received the name it now bears. 
Description. —Fruit, medium sized, pyriform, skin, smooth, yellow on the shaded side, but 
crimson next the sun, covered with crimson and russety dots. Eye, small and open, set in a rather 
deep basin. Stalk, three quarters of an inch long, obliquely inserted without depression. Flesh, 
white, buttery and melting, with a rich, sugary, and brisk vinous flavour. 
A very delicious pear—ripe in October. The tree is hardy, and a very good bearer. Its 
best form of growth is as a pyramid on the quince stock and in this form it should take its place in 
every garden. 
The colouring of this pear on the Plate was very true to the specimen, but it is only coloured 
so highly in very sunny seasons. An outline of it is given in the Transactions of the Horticultural 
Society (London,) Vol. II., p. 42. 
