PLATE XXVIII. 
6 . BEURRE BLANC DES CAPUCINES. 
This French Pear has been confused by many French pomologists, with the Amadotte . 
M. Decaisne figures it as such in the u Jar din Fruitier du Museum'C but it is evidently not the 
Amadotte of Merlet, Miller, Forsyth, and Diel. This is a long pyramidal-shaped fruit, whilst the 
true variety is roundish and flattened. M. Tougard has an Amadotte Blanc , which he makes 
synonymous with Beurrc Blanc des Capucines , and M. Decaisne made the mistake of adopting this 
as the variety described by Merlet. Jahn, following Decaisne, identifies Beurrd Blanc des 
Capucines with the Amadotte , which he calls Herbst Amadotte; but Dr. Hogg has shown that 
there are, without doubt, two distinct varieties. Neither Tougard, Decaisne, nor Jahn, take notice 
of the remarkably high, musky flavour of the fruit; but on the contrary, the former says, “ it is 
slightly acid and astringent ; and the latter, that “ it has neither perfume nor flavour characters 
which agree with Beurrc Blanc des Capucines , but not with Amadotte. It is quite evident that 
Tougard, Prevost, Decaisne, and Jahn, have taken Beurrc Blanc dcs Capuchines for the true 
Amadotte; and the confusion still exists in the French orchards. 
Description. —F'ruit: large and handsome ; somewhat oval, even and regular in its outline. 
Skin : smooth, of a dull yellow colour, with a greenish tinge, strewed with flakes of russet, and with 
