Thorny Rose, Miller, No. 21. | according to the Pom. Mag. Fruit below the middle size, round, depressed, about two inches deep, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye open, placed in a shallow depression. Stalk an inch long, slender, inserted in a small roundish cavity. Skin inclining to yellow, speckled with russet; but of a bright rich red, intermingled with brown spots on the sunny side. Flesh white, juicy, rich, and sugary. Ripe the middle and end of August. This succeeds equally well on the Pear and the Quince. The figure of the Summer Rose is that of an Apple rather than that of a Pear; and M. Noisette remarks, that it is so in a greater degree than any Pear he knows. It is a most excellent and beautiful variety, and bears well on an open standard. Fruit below the middle size, turbinate, compressed between the middle and the stalk. little depressed in a flattish crown. Eye small, open, a Stalk an inch long, straight, inserted in a somewhat oblique small cavity. Skin yellow, with a light red on the sunny side. Flesh breaking, sugary, and perfumed. Ripe the middle of August. This grows strong on the Pear; middling on the Quince. 16. CASSOLETTE. Miller, No. 17. Duhamel, No. 44. t. 18. Muscat verd. t. 18. Miller, No. 17. Duhamel, No. 44. Poire de Sillerie. Knoop. Pom. p. 135. Fruit small, of a roundish turbinate figure, two inches and a half long, and one inch and three-quarters in diameter. Eye open in a slightly plaited basin. Stalk half an inch long, thick, inserted in a hollow cavity. Skin yellowish green, and marked with red on the sunny side. Flesh crisp and tender, with a sugary, perfumed, musky juice. Ripe the middle and end of August. This succeeds equally well on both the Pear and the Quince. 17. CUISSE MADAME. Duhamel, No. 11. t. 5. Fruit middle-sized, of a longish pyramidal turbinate figure, widest at the crown, and compressed between the middle and the stalk, about two inches and three quarters long, and two inches in diameter. Eye small, opens with a rounded calyx, seated in a slight depression, nearly flat. Stalk one inch and a half long, straight, somewhat obliquely inserted without any cavity. Skin smooth and shining all round, of a yellowish green colour on the shaded side, but of a reddish brown when exposed to the sun. Flesh half buttery, with abundance of sugary, perfumed, slightly musky juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. This grows strong on the Pear, but ill on the Quince. The wood of the Cuisse Madame is long, straight, rather slender, and of a reddish or brownish red colour, totally different from that of the Windsor Pear, and differing also from that of our Jargonele. 18. EPINE D'E'TÉ. Duhamel, No. 62. t. 30. Fondante Musquée. Ib. Fruit middle-sized, of a pyramidal figure, somewhat like a small Jargonelle, about two inches and three quarters long, and one inch and three quarters in dia meter. Eye small with a short calyx, placed in a very shallow, plaited basin. Stalk an inch, strong, inserted without any cavity. Skin smooth, thin, of a greenish yellow, with but little more colour when exposed to the sun. Flesh melting, with a rich musky juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This succeeds equally well on the Pear and the Quince. This is a very good Pear, and, it is said, had its name given it by Louis XIV. 19. GREAT BLANQUETTE. Miller, No. 10. Grosse Blanquette. Duhamel, No. 13. Roi Louis. Bon Jard. 1827. p. 305. Fruit below the middle size, of a roundish turbinate figure, about two inches and a quarter long, and one inch and three quarters in diameter. Eye rather large and open. Stalk an inch long, stout. Skin smooth, yellow, and tinged with red on the sunny side. Flesh melting and full of a rich sugary juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. This succeeds equally well on the Pear and the Quince. 20. JARGONELLE. Langley, t. 61. fig. 3.; and of most English writers, but not of Miller. Pom. Mag. t. 108. Epargne. Duhamel, No. 17. t. 7. Saint Sampson. Ib. Grosse Cuisse Madame. Poire des Tables des Princes, } Jard. Fruit. t. 27. of the French Gardens, according to the Pom. Mag. Fruit large, oblong, somewhat pyramidal, from three inches and a half to four inches long, and from two inches and a half to three inches in diameter. Eye open, with long segments of the calyx. Stalk two inches long, somewhat obliquely inserted. Skin greenish yellow on the shaded side, when exposed to the sun. with a tinge of brownish red Flesh yellowish white, very juicy and melting, with a peculiarly rich agreeable flavour; round the core it is gritty, and more so, if grafted upon the Quince. Ripe the middle and end of August. The Jargonelle ripened at Twickenham, in 1727, on the 10th of July, O. S., or July 21st, N. S. Langley. A month sooner than at the present day. This is much better grafted upon the Pear than the Quince. It is, like all other summer Pears if left upon the tree till fully ripe, of short duration in a sound state, not keeping above a few days; but if gathered while the fruit is firm, and kept in a cool room, it may be continued in eating for several days longer. It is readily distinguished from all other Pears of its season, by the large size of its fruit, by its long dangling branches, and by its very thickly pubescent leaves, particularly in the early part of the summer. The Jargonelle was certainly brought from France, of which there is abundant evidence. The Jargonelle of the French is, however, not ours, but an inferior kind, green on one side, and red on the other. They call ours the Grosse Cuisse Madame, distinguishing it from the common Cuisse Madame. How this became possessed of so singular an appellation it is difficult to say. MAYER tells a long story of its origin, which is not much to the purpose; and MANGER relates an anecdote about Prince Eugene and one of his officers, who did not know that Dameschenkel was a Pear worth looking at. In Scotland the Jargonelle is cultivated on walls as far north as Pears will grow. 21. LAMMAS. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 373. Fruit rather small, of a pyramidal shape. Stalk half an inch long, straight. Skin pale yellow, tinged and slightly streaked with red on the sunny side. Flesh melting. Juice plentiful, of a very good flavour. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. This is a very excellent Pear for the market gardener, as it is not only a very good bearer, but the first strong Pear that comes to market, and the tree is hardy, and an erect handsome grower. It is in great plenty in the Lunn and Wisbeach markets. 22. LITTLE MUSCAT. Miller, No. 5. Duhamel, No. 1. t. 1. Petit Muscat. Eye Fruit very small, somewhat turbinate, little more than an inch long, and scarcely an inch in diameter. small, with a reflexed calyx prominently placed on the summit. Stalk half an inch long, straight, inserted without any cavity. Skin yellow, coloured with dull red on the side next the sun. Flesh white, with a sugary musky perfume. Ripe the middle and end of July; the first Pear which ripens. It succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 23. LONDON SUGAR. Nursery Catalogues. Fruit below the middle size, turbinate, and rather narrowed at the crown, about two inches long, and one inch and three quarters in diameter. Eye small, with a connivent calyx, rather prominently placed, and surrounded by irregular, puckered, apparently blistered plaits. Stalk an inch long, slender, inserted in a small oblique cavity. Skin pale green, approaching to pale lemon colour when fully ripe, with a slight brownish tinge when fully exposed to the sun. Flesh tender and melting. Juice saccharine, of a rich musky flavour. Ripe the end of July and beginning of August. The branches of this tree are long, slender, and for the most part drooping, in the manner of the Jargonelle. It is an excellent early fruit, and a hardy bearer, and may be found in great plenty, in the Norwich markets, under this name. It is very much like the Madeleine, |