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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, November 29, 1859. 
roundisli-obovate. Skin pale yellow, covered with patches 
and network of smooth cinnamon-coloured russet, and 
sometimes with an orange tinge next the sun. Eye small, 
and almost level with the surface. Stalk an inch or more 
in length, inserted without depression. Flesh very tender, 
buttery and melting, very rich and sugary, with a fine 
perfume. 
A very fine pear, ripe in the beginning and middle of , 
December. 
Henry the Fourth (Henri Qaaire; Jacquin). —Fruit j 
small, obtuse-pyriform. Skin greenish, pale yellow, con¬ 
siderably covered with pale cinnamon-coloured russet, j 
and grey specks. Eye small and open. Stalk an inch j 
long, obliquely inserted. Flesh white, rather coarse¬ 
grained, but very juicy and melting, with a rich, sugary, 
and aromatic flavour. 
A most delicious little pear, ripe in September. 
Hessle (Hazel; Hessel). —Fruit below medium size, 
turbinate. Skin greenish-yellow, very much covered 
with large russety dots, which give it a freckled appear¬ 
ance. Eye small and open, slightly depressed. Stalk 
an inch long, obliquely inserted without depression. 
Flesh tender, very juicy, sweet, and with a high aroma. 
An excellent market-gardening pear, ripe in October. 
The tree is a most abundant and regular bearer. 
His. See Baronne cle Mello. 
Holland Bergamot. See Bergamotte d’Hollande. 
Hubard. See Beurre d’ Amanlis. 
Huntingdon. Sec Lammas. 
Huyshe’s Bergamot —Fruit large, inclining to obovate. 
Skin tolerably smooth, considerably covered with russet. 
Eye somewhat open, moderately depressed. Stalk short, 
thick, and obliquely inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh 
yellowish-white, exceedingly melting and juicy, some¬ 
what gritty at the core ; rich, sugary, and delicious. 
A remarkably fine pear, in use in the end of December 
and January. 
Huyshe’s Victoria. —Fruit medium sized, oval and 
almost cylindrical, flat at the ends. Skin yellowish, 
freckled with russet. Eye small, set in a shallow de¬ 
pression. Stalk very short and thick, not deeply inserted. 
Flesh melting, rather gritty at the core, juicy, rich, and 
sugary, with a brisk acidity. In use during December 
and January, but not equal to the preceding. 
Imperatrice de Bois. See Flemish Beauty. 
L’Inconnue (L’Inconnue Van Mons). — Fruit large 
and pyriform. Skin rough to the feel, greenish-yellow, 
covered with large grey dots and patches of cinnamon- 
coloured russet. Eye small and sometimes wanting, set 
in a deep basin. Stalk an inch to an inch and a quarter 
long, inserted without depression. Flesh yellowish, firm, 
very juicy, rich, and sugary, with an agreeable aroma. 
A very excellent winter pear, ripe in February. 
Inconnue la Fare. See St. Germain. 
Isambert le Bon. See Brown Beurre. 
Ive s Bergamot. See Gansel's Bergamot. 
Jackman s Melting. See King Edward’s. 
Jacquin. See Henry the Fourth. 
Jalousie de Iontenay (Belle d’ Esquer me ; Jalousie 
de Fontenay I ende'e). —Fruit medium sized, obtuse-pyri- 
iorm. Skin greenish-yellow, tinged with red on the 
exposed side, and covered with russety dots and patches. 
Eye closed. Stalk an inch long. Flesh white, buttery, 
melting, and richly flavoured. October and November. 
Jaminette (Austrasie ; Banncaux; Belle d’Austrasie; 
Bergamotte d’Austrasie; Colmar Jaminette; Crassanne 
d Austrasie; Josephine; Maroit; By role; Sabine).— 
Emit medium sized, turbinate. Skin pale yellowish- 
green, thickly covered with brown dots, and marked with 
cinnamon-coloured russet next the sun and round the 
stalk. Eye open, set in a rather deep basin. Stalk 
about an inch long, obliquely inserted. Flesh white, 
very juicy and melting, sugary and vinous. 
A first-rate pear, in use from November to January. 
Jargonelle (Beau Present; Belle Vierge; Beurre 
de Paris; Chopine ; Cueillette; Epargne; De Fosse; 
Grosso Cuisse Madame; Mouille Bouche d’Ete; Sweet 
Summer; St. Lambert; St. Samson; De la Table des 
Princes). — Fruit large and pyriform. Skin smooth, 
greenish-yellow, with a tinge of dark brownish-red next 
the sun. Eye large and open. Stalk about two inches 
long, slender, and obliquely inserted without depression. 
Flesh yellowish-white, tender, melting, and very juicy, 
with a rich piquant flavour, and slight musky aroma. 
A first-rate pear, ripe in August. 
Jean de Witte. —Fruit medium sized, obovate. Skin 
smooth, of a greenish-yellow colour, covered with nume¬ 
rous small grey dots, and a few markings of thin cinna¬ 
mon-coloured russet. Eye small and closed, rather 
deeply set. Stalk an inch or more in length. Flesh 
yellowish, fine-grained, buttery, and melting, with a rich 
sugary flavour not unlike that of Glou Morceau. 
A first-rate pear, in use from J anuary till March. 
Jersey Gratioli (Bedminster Gratioli; Norris’ Pear). 
—Fruit above medium size, roundisli-obovate. Skin 
greenish-yellow, covered with large, rough, russet spots, 
and tinged with pale brown next the sun. Eye open, 
set in an even, shallow basin. Stalk an inch long, in 
a narrow cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, very melting, 
rich, sugary, and with a fine sprightly vinous flavour. 
A very excellent pear, ripe in October. 
Jewess (La Juice).* —Fruit medium sized, pyramidal. 
Skin of a uniform pale yellow colour, mottled with pale 
brown russet, and thickly covered -with russet dots. Eye 
small and open, with short, erect segments even with the 
surface. Stalk about an inch long, stout, and tapering 
into the fruit, or obliquely inserted. Flesh yellowish, 
buttery, and melting, very juicy, sugary, and rich. 
A most delicious pear, ripe in December. 
Joannet. See Amire Joannet. 
John. See Monsieur Jean. 
John Dory. See Monsieur Jean. 
Josephine. See Jaminette. 
(To be continued.) 
GOOD HARDY HOLLYHOCKS FOE GARDEN 
DECORATION. 
Alice (Dtnvnie), primrose. 
Annie (Cbater), -white, chocolate 
base. 
Beauty of Cheshunt (Paul), light 
red. 
Beauty of Walden (Chater), rosy 
carmine. 
Black Prince (Gibbon) black. 
Celestial (Paul), clear blush. 
El Dorado (Paul), bright golden 
yellow. 
Empress (Chater), fawn & apricot. 
Lady Franklin (Paul), deep pink. 
Lady Tarlcton (Paul), flesh, white 
edges. 
Lilac Queen (Chater), lilac blush, 
purple base. 
Memnon (Paul), beautiful light 
crimson. 
Mrs. Oakes (Bireham), shaded sal¬ 
mon. 
Purple Perfection (Bircham), light 
purple. 
Queen of the Buffs (Chater), pale 
buff. ' 
Queen of the Yellows (Paul), pale 
yellow. 
Sir Colin Campbell (Paul), scarlet 
crimson. 
Walden Bival Improved (Chater), 
orange, shaded with crimson. 
Walden Masterpiece (Chater), 
lemon, shaded with pink. 
IFhite Globe (Paul), while. 
—W. Paul, Cheshunt. 
NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 
Rhododendron Nuttallii (Mr. NuttalVs Rhododendron). 
Sir W. llooker thus describes this magnificent plant:—“ As 
Victoria regia is justly considered the Queen of Water-lilies, so 
the plant hero represented may with equal justice be called the 
Prince of Rhododendrons. Yet our figure, though oil a quarto 
size, does no justice to the plant itself, as it flowered in the 
Rhododendron-house at Kovv in May of the present year, and 
of which a drawing of the flowering portion, on imperial folio, 
is now before us. The height was nine feet. The principal 
branch was terminated by a corymb of ten or twelve flowers, the 
