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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
are informed by M. Prevost that it was introduced from Brittany to Normandy 
so early as 1805, by MM. Tiesse and Hubard, and that in M. Prevost’s opinion 
it is a native of the former country. Notwithstanding this statement, Bivort 
maintains that it was a seedling of Van Mons, because a variety, bearing the 
name of one of Van Mons’ seedlings, 
called Wilhelmine, was proved to be 
synonymous with D’Amanlis. Now, 
there is no doubt at all that Van Mons 
raised a variety which he called Wil- 
helmine, because it appears in his cata¬ 
logue, thus—“ 1030, Wilhelmine ; par 
nous;” but that this is a totally different 
Pear from D’Amanlis I am perfectly 
convinced from Diel’s description of it; 
and he received the 
sort direct from Van 
Mons himself. Diel 
describes it as a small 
fruit, roundish, 2 
inches broad, and 
2J high, and ripen¬ 
ing in November and 
December! It is 
quite evident, there¬ 
fore, that the Wil¬ 
helmine of Van 
Mons is not synony¬ 
mous with D’Aman¬ 
lis ; but it is equally 
certain that all the 
varieties I know of 
in Belgian collec¬ 
tions, bearing that 
name, have always 
proved to be the 
same as the subject 
now under our no¬ 
tice. 
There is a variety 
of this with variega¬ 
ted leaves and fruit, 
and known on the 
continent as D’A¬ 
manlis PANACHEE. 
The leaves are 
striped with yellow, 
as is also the fruit, 
the latter being marked with broad longitudinal bands of green and yellow 
alternately. In every other respect the tree and its fruit are identical with 
its type. 
D’Amanlis. 
(7 o be continued.) 
H. 
