Fruit middle-sized, of a roundish and somewhat flattened figure. Eye rather sunk. Stalk an inch long, slender, and a little bent. Skin smooth, greenish yellow, and full of small grey specks. Flesh tender, with a rich, sugary, and perfumed juice.

Ripe the middle of September.

This Pear was brought from France soon after the Restoration, and planted in the Royal Gardens in St. James's Park. It is a very good pear, but will not keep long.

2. BERGAMOTTE ROUGE. Duhamel, No. 46. t. 19. f. 6.

Fruit below the middle size, shortly turbinate, about two inches deep, and two and a quarter inches in diameter. Eye rather flat. Stalk half an inch long, thick, and inserted in a small cavity. Skin pale yellow, but of a red colour on the sunny side. Flesh soft, melting, and full of a sugary and highly-flavoured juice. Ripe the middle of September.

This succeeds on both the quince and the pear stock. 3. EARLY BERGAMOT. Pom. Mag. t. 101.

Fruit middle-sized, roundish, flattened, depressed at the eye, towards which it is slightly angular, about two and a half inches long, and two and three-quarters inches in diameter. Stalk one and a quarter inch long, moderately thick, inserted in a shallow cavity. Skin green, with a tinge of yellow when ripe, with a few faint streaks of brownish red on the sunny side. Flesh yellowish white, very juicy, a little crisp and gritty, but very rich and sugary.

Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. This Pear was sent into this country by the late M. Thouin, to the Horticultural Society, in 1820, where its present name has originated. It is a most excellent variety of its season, bears abundantly as an open standard, and deserves cultivation.

4. EARLY ROUSSELET. Nursery Catalogues. Rousselet Hâtif. Duhamel, No. 33.

Perdreau. Ib.

Poire de Chypre. Ib.

Fruit rather small, of a somewhat turbinate figure, about two inches long, and nearly the same in diameter. Eye small, and sunk in a shallow basin. Stalk one inch long. Skin smooth, yellow, of a lively red with several grey specks interspersed on the sunny side. Flesh tender, with an agreeable sugary perfumed Juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of August.

This succeeds on the quince as well as the pear stock. 5. FONDANTE DE BREST. Duhamel, No. 43. t. 17. Inconnu Chêneau. Ib.

Fruit middle-sized, slightly turbinate, but tapering both to the stalk and the crowm, about two and a half inches long, and two and a quarter inches in diameter. Eye small, with a connivent calyx, seated on the narrowed without any apex, basin. Stalk one and a half inch long, slender, a little bent, inserted without any cavity. Skin thin, smooth, and shining, of a bright green, with a few grey specks, marbled with pale brown, and shaded with red on the sunny side. Flesh white, firm, and crisp, but not melting, except when past its best, although it has obtained a name to this effect. Juice sweet, with an agreeable flavour.

Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. This never succeeds well on the quince.

6. GREEN CHISEL. Langley, t. 62. f. 2. Green Chisel. Forsyth, Ed. 7. No. 3.

Fruit small, nearly globular, about one inch and a quarter across each way. Eye large in proportion to the size of the fruit, prominently placed, with an open crumpled calyx. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, straight, inserted without any cavity. Skin quite green all round; but sometimes, when fully exposed, it has a

faint brownish tinge on the sunny side. Flesh gritty. Juice a little sugary, with a slight perfume.

Ripe the beginning to the middle of August.

This little Pear is common throughout England. It does not appear to have been noticed among the French writers, and is probably of English origin. It is readily known by its growing in clusters, and by the branches being short, and growing erect. It is a small growing tree, and bears abundantly.

7. MUSK DRONE. Miller, No. 15. Bourdon Musqué. Duhamel, No. 27.

Fruit rather small, of a roundish figure, a little flattened at the crown, somewhat like an orange, about one inch and a half each way. Eye rather large, placed in a wide hollow basin. Stalk one inch and a quarter long, straight, slender.

melting, with a rich juice.

Skin yellow. Flesh white,

8. MUSK ROBINE. Miller, No. 14.

Muscat Robert. Duhamel, No. 3. t. 2.

Pucelle de Saintonge. Knoop. Pom. p. 137.

La Princesse.

Ib.

Queen's Pear.

Forsyth, Ed. 3. No. 14.

Fruit below the middle size, turbinate, but rounded at the stalk, about two inches deep, and one inch and three quarters in diameter. Eye open, with a flat spreading calyx. Stalk an inch long, bent, inserted without any cavity. Skin smooth, yellowish green, with a few grey specks interspersed. Flesh tender, between melting and breaking, with a rich musky juice.

Ripe the end of July and beginning of August. This grows strong on the pear, middling on the quince.

9. ORANGE MUSQUÉE. Miller, No. 9. Duhamel, No. 25. t. 10.

Fruit middle sized, round, shaped somewhat like an orange, about two inches deep, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye very small, flat on the summit. Stalk an inch long, obliquely inserted. Skin deeply reticulated like the orange, of a green colour, changing to yellow as it becomes ripe, and marbled with bright red on the sunny side. Flesh rich, with an agreeable musky juice.

Ripe the middle and end of August.

This succeeds on both the quince and pear stock.
10. ROBINE. Duhamel, No. 56. t. 27.

Royale d'Eté.

Ib.

Fruit rather small, roundish turbinate, in the manner of the Musk Robine, about one inch and three quarters deep, and the same in diameter. Eye small, with a closed calyx, placed in a somewhat shallow plaited basin. Stalk half an inch long, thick, inserted without any cavity. Skin pale greenish yellow, marbled with a deeper green, becoming yellow as it ripens. Flesh white, half breaking, with a saccharine musky juice.

Ripe the middle and end of August.

This may be grafted on both the pear stock and quince; on the latter it grows stronger, and bears more abundantly.

11. SALVIATI. Miller, No. 25. Duhamel, No. 21. t. 9.

Fruit middle-sized, nearly globular, about two inches in diameter. Eye small, open, in a regular round shallow basin. Stalk one inch and a half long, slender, inserted in a rather narrow shallow cavity. Skin of a yellow wax-like colour, marbled with red on the sunny side. Flesh tender, containing a rich sugary juice.

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Ripe the end of August and beginning of Sep

tember.

This does not succeed well on the Quince stock.
12. SUMMER ARCHDUKE. Miller, No. 19.
Brown Admiral. Ib.

Great Onion. Ib.

Archiduc d'E'té. Duhamel, No. 19. t. 8.

Fruit middle-sized, of a roundish turbinate figure, about two inches deep, and the same in diameter. Eye small, open, with a very short calyx. Stalk three quarters of an inch long. Skin smooth, yellow on the shaded side, but of a brownish red when fully exposed to the sun. Flesh melting, with an agreeable well flavoured juice.

Ripe the beginning and middle of August.

This does not succeed well on the Quince stock.
13. SUMMER BERGAMOT. Miller, No. 31.

Hamden's Bergamot. Ib.

Bergamotte d'E'té. Duhamel, No. 45.
Milan de la Beuvrière. Ib.

Milan blanc. Jard. Fruit. t. 30.

Fruit below the middle size, round, and flattened at both the extremities, about two inches deep, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye small, with an obtuse closed calyx, placed in a very shallow basin. Stalk half an inch long, thick, inserted in a small round cavity. Skin greenish yellow, with a good deal of pale brown russet, and specks on the sunny side. Flesh melting, with a sugary high-flavoured juice.

Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This succeeds equally well on the Pear and the Quince.

14. SUMMER ROSE.

Pom. Mag. t. 102.