figured in the Pomological Magazine; but its branches are pendulous, in the Madeleine they are ascending. 24. LONG STALKED BLANQUET. Pom. Mag. t. 41. Blanquet à longue queue. Duhamel, No. 15. t. 6. f. B. Fruit small, growing in clusters, inversely egg-shaped, about two inches long, and one inch and a half in diameEye crumpled, prominently seated on the summit. Stalk one inch and a half long, slender, inserted without cavity. Skin deep clear green. Flesh tender, crisp, juicy, sweet, and excellent. ter. Ripe near the end of July. This grows strong on the Pear, middling on the Quince. A good early Pear, and a great bearer; very sweet, crisp, and juicy, and not rotting so soon as most of the Pears of the same season. 25. MADELEINE. Pom. Mag. t. 51. Magdalene. Jard. Fruit. Vol. iii. t. 26. Citron des Carmes. Of the French, according to the Pom. Mag. Fruit below the middle size, turbinate, with a thickening on one side of the stalk, about two inches and three quarters long, and two inches and one quarter in diameter. Eye slightly hollowed. Stalk an inch long, slender, rather obliquely inserted. Skin yellowish green, with a little light bloom upon it, and a slight tinge of red when fully exposed to the sun. melting, buttery, sweet, and high flavoured. Ripe the latter part of July. Flesh white, This is said to have received its name from its ripening about the time of the Fête de Sainte Magdalène (22d July). I have not quoted the figure of the Madeline, or Citron des Carmes, of Duhamel, because it does not appear to be what the French now consider the Madeleine. 26. MANSUETTE. Duhamel, No. 92. t. 58. f. 1. Solitaire. Ib. Mansuette Solitaire. Jard. Fruit. t. 43. Fruit pretty large, of a somewhat turbinate figure, compressed below the middle, and a little incurved towards the stalk; about three inches and three quarters long, and two inches and three quarters in diameter. Eye rather small, with an erect calyx, placed in a deep, plaited, angular basin. Stalk an inch long, bent, very obliquely inserted in an irregular cavity. Skin green, spotted with brown; but as it ripens it becomes yellow and tinged with red. Flesh white, half melting, and full of a well flavoured juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This is better grafted on the Quince than on the Pear. 27. MUSK SUMMER BONCHRÉTIEN. Nursery Cat. Bonchrétien d'E ́té Musquée. Duhamel, No. 91. t. 48. Fruit above the middle size, somewhat pyramidal, compressed between the middle and the stalk, about three inches long, and two inches and a half in diameter. Eye rather large and open, with a crisp calyx, placed in a wide, irregular, angular basin. Stalk one inch and a half long, enlarged next the branch, and somewhat obliquely inserted with but little cavity. Skin greenish yellow, with a little grey russet; but on the sunny side of a brownish red, full of rough russetty specks. Flesh white and crisp, with an abundant, sugary, high-flavoured musky juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This does not succeed at all upon the Quince. It is sold by many nurserymen for the Summer Bonchrétien, a different Pear. The wood and manner of growth of the Musk Bonchrétien is a good deal like the Jargonelle; but the leaves of this are smooth at all times, in the Jargonelle they are covered with a thick pubescent down, especially in the spring and early part of the summer months. 28. ORANGE TULIPÉE. Duhamel, No. 79. t. 41. Poire aux Mouches. Duhamel, No. 79. t. 41. Fruit pretty large, of an oval, turbinate figure, about three inches long, and two inches and a half in diameter. Eye small, with a recurved calyx, seated in a pretty deep, plaited basin. Stalk short, inserted in a narrow angular cavity. Skin green on the shaded side, but of a brownish red, with grey specks, where exposed to the sun. Flesh melting, with an agreeable juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This succeeds equally on both the Pear and the Quince. 29. PRINCE'S PEAR. Miller, No. 29. Chair à Dame. Cher Adame. Duhamel, No. 41. t. 16. Ib. Poire de Prince.. Ib. Fruit above the middle size, somewhat round, but turbinate, and bent at the neck, about two inches and a quarter long, and two inches in diameter. Eye small, open, with an acute calyx, in a shallow slightly angular basin. Stalk half an inch long, strong, very obliquely inserted. Skin greyish russet, turning yellow with grey specks as it becomes ripe, and of a marbled red on the sunny side. Flesh rather crisp, with an abundant sweet highly-flavoured juice. Ripe the middle and end of August. This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. Bellissime d'E'té. Duhamel, No. 80. t. 42. Fruit middle-sized, turbinate, about three inches long, and two inches and a half broad. Eye rather deeply sunk in an obtuse-angled basin. Stalk an inch long, rather slender, and somewhat obliquely inserted. Skin pale yellow, slightly covered with thin russet, on the sunny side of an orange or bright red. Flesh tender. Juice plentiful and saccharine. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. The Red Muscadel generally produces a second crop of fruit, which ripens about the middle or end of September, but they are not so good as the former. It is a handsome upright growing tree, and a very excellent bearer. 31. ROI D'E'TÉ. Gros Rousselet. Duhamel, No. 34. t. 12. Ib. Fruit middle-sized, of a pyramidal turbinate figure, about three inches long, and two inches and a quarter broad. Eye small, open, placed on a nearly flat crown. Stalk one inch and three quarters long, slender, but considerably thickened next the fruit, where it is inserted in a small regular cavity. Skin rough, of a pale green, but on the sunny side of a dull red, covered all over with numerous grey russetty specks. Flesh half buttery, and melting, with a very agreeable sugary subacid juice. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. Fruit small, of a pyramidal figure, about the size and shape of the Rousselet d'Hiver, but more tapering to the stalk; two inches and a quarter long, and one inch and three quarters in diameter. Eye small, open, placed on a flat, somewhat depressed apex. Stalk an inch long, thick, inserted without any cavity. Skin greenish grey, becoming yellow as it ripens, with numerous dark russetty specks, and some dark colouring on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh half buttery, and melting, with a very high flavoured musky juice. Ripe the end of August and beginning of September. This succeeds very well on both the Pear and the Quince. 33. SABINE D'E'TÉ. Hort. Trans. Vol. 4. p. 275. Fruit of a pyramidal form, broadest at the crown, and tapering to a round blunt point at the stalk. Eye small, not deeply sunk. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity. Skin perfectly smooth and even, of a yellow colour on the shaded side, and of a fine scarlet, minutely dotted when exposed to the sun. Flesh white, or nearly so, melting, juicy, and highly perfumed. Ripe the beginning and middle of August. Raised, in 1819, by M. Stoffels of Mechlin, and named by him after Mr. Sabine, at that time Secretary to the Horticultural Society of London. 34. SEIGNEUR D'E'TÉ. Hort. Trans. Vol. iv. p. 276. Fruit above the middle size, of a blunt oval figure. Skin of a fine orange, with bright scarlet on the sunny side, sprinkled with small brown spots, and partially marked with larger ones of the same colour. Flesh melting, with an extremely small cone, and a rich high flavoured juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of September. This very beautiful Pear has been known in Flanders many years, fruit of which were sent to this country by M. Stoffels of Mechlin, and exhibited at the Horticultural Society, in 1819. 35. SKINLESS PEAR. Miller, No. 13. Poire sans Peau. Duhamel, No. 35. t. 13. Fleur de Guignes. Ib. Fruit below the middle size, of a somewhat pyramidal figure, about two inches and a half long, and one inch and three quarters in diameter. Eye small, nearly closed, slightly depressed. Stalk one inch and a half long, slender, rather crooked, inserted in a small cavity. Skin extremely thin, smooth, pale green, with a few grey specks; on the sunny side yellow, marbled with light red. Flesh melting, with a most excellent sweet and perfumed juice. |