JUNK. 
137 
ANANAS DE COURTRAI.— Bivort. 
Identification. —An- 
nales de Pom. ii. 
Fruit large, 3^ to 
4 inches long, and 
2£ to 3 inches wide, 
pyramidal, and often 
inclining to oval, un¬ 
dulating and bossed 
on its surface. Skin 
bright green at first, 
dotted and clouded 
with fawn-coloured 
russet, but changing 
as it ripens to lemon 
yellow. Eye half 
open, with downy 
segments, and set in 
a shallow uneven de¬ 
pression. Stalk from 
three-quarters to 1^ 
inch long, very stout, 
swollen at its inser¬ 
tion, and attached to 
the fruit on a level 
with the surface. 
Flesh tender, melt¬ 
ing, and very juicy, 
with a rich, sugary, 
and perfumed fla¬ 
vour. 
A very handsome 
and excellent early 
Pear. Ripe in Au¬ 
gust. 
The tree is of 
medium growth and 
an abundant bearer, 
suitable either for a 
standard or pyramid. 
It has been grown Ananas de Courtrai. 
rather extensively for many years about Courtrai, but there is no account pre¬ 
served of its origin. 
ANANAS D’ETE.— Ilort. 
Identification. —Ilort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3. p. 122. Down. Fr. Amer. 350. Neill 
Ilort. 88. 
Synonyme. —King William Pear. Acc. Neill. Hort. 88. 
Fruit above medium size, 3 inches long and 2|- wide; obtuse pyriform* 
Skin yellowish green, with a brownish tinge on the side next the sun, and 
almost entirely covered with rough brown russet dots. Eye open, with short 
stiff segments, and set in a shallow basin. Stalk about 1A inch long, scarcely 
at all depressed, but generally with a swelling on one side of it. Flesh deli¬ 
cate, buttery, and melting, with a pleasantly perfumed flavour. 
