It succeeds well on both the Pear and the Quince.

This very valuable variety was introduced by the Horticultural Society in 1826, to whom it was sent by Messrs. Baumann, of Bollwiller. It has been cultivated here under the erroneous names of Charles d'Autriche and Belle de Bruxelles, both of which are different fruits from this.

44. BERGAMOTTE CADETTE. Duhamel, No. 54. t. 44. f. 2.

Poire de Cadette. Ib.

Fruit middle-sized, roundish, or sub-turbinate, about two inches and three quarters deep, and the same in diameter. Eye small, almost closed, very little sunk in a somewhat flatted apex. Stalk an inch long, thick, inserted in a rather shallow angular cavity. Skin smooth, yellowish, and shaded with red on the sunny side. Flesh and Juice excellent, little inferior to any of the other Bergamots.

Ripe the beginning and middle of October.

This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 45. BEZY D'HERI. Duhamel, No. 23.

Besideri. Miller, No. 45.

Fruit middle-sized, of a somewhat roundish ovate figure, about two inches and a half long, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye open, flat. Stalk one inch and a quarter long, slender, curved. Skin smooth, pale green, inclining to yellow, slightly tinged with red on the sunny side. Flesh rather dry, and but indifferent for eating, but it bakes well.

In use October and November.

This Pear takes its name from Heri, a forest in Bretagne, between Rennes and Nantes, where it was found in a wild state.

46. BEZY DE LA MOTTE. Duhamel, 82. t. 44. f. 5. Pom. Mag. t. 143. Hort. Trans. Vol. 5. p. 132. t. 2. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 36.

f. 2.

Of some Collections, ac

Bein Armudi, Beurré blanc de Jersey, cording to the Pom. Mag. Fruit pretty large, of a roundish turbinate figure, about three inches deep, and the same in diameter. Eye small, open, sunk in a round shallow basin. Stalk an inch long, bent, strong, and inserted in a small but widish cavity. Skin yellowish green, covered with grey russetty specks, becoming yellow when fully ripe. Flesh white and melting, with a rich, sugary, high-flavoured juice.

Ripe the beginning and middle of October, and will keep till the end of November.

This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. It bears very well on a standard, but better as an espalier. The fruit is generally larger than the specimen figured in the Horticultural Transactions. It is a most excellent Pear, and well deserves cultivation.

47. CHARLES D'AUTRICHE. Hort. Trans. Vol. iii. p. 120. Ib. Vol. iv. p. 521.

Fruit large, very handsome, about three inches and a half long, and three inches broad, in colour something like a white Beurré, but in shape more convex and irregular. Eye in a confined hollow, not deeply sunk. Stalk an inch long. Skin greenish yellow, profusely sprinkled with brown specks, and partially russetted. Flesh white, melting, very juicy, with a rich high flavour, but with little perfume.

Ripe the beginning to the end of November.

A very fine and beautiful fruit, raised by Dr. Van Mons, and sent to the Horticultural Society, where it was exhibited in November 1816.

48. CRASANNE. Langley, t. 65. f. 5. Miller, No. 46. Duhamel, No. 49. t. 22.

Beurré Plat. Knoop. Pom.

p. 154.

Fruit above the middle size, of a roundish turbinate figure, about two inches and a half deep, and a little

more in diameter. Eye small, and placed in a deep narrow basin, something like the eye of an apple. Stalk one inch and a quarter long, crooked, slender, and inserted in an open shallow cavity. Skin greenish yellow, thinly covered with a reticulated grey russet. Flesh extremely tender, buttery, and full of a rich saccharine juice.

Ripe the beginning of November, and will keep till Christmas.

The Crasanne ripened at Twickenham, in 1727, on September 20. O. S., or October 1. N. S. Langley." This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince; but it is much better grafted upon the Pear stock.

M. de la Quintinie says, the Crasanne takes its name from ecrasé (flattened or crushed), its form generally giving to the fruit the appearance of having been pressed down. It is a most excellent bearer upon an east or south-east wall, and one of the very best Pears of its

season.

Its time of keeping in perfection may be considerably lengthened, by gathering the crop at three different times; the first, a fortnight or more before it is ripe; the second, a week or ten days afterwards; and the third, when fully ripe this last gathering will be the first to be brought to table, the middle gathering the next, and the first will be the last in succession.

By this mode of proceeding, this, as well as all the Autumnal Pears, may be kept several weeks longer in perfection, especially after hot summers, than by the usual method of waiting till the crop is ripe, and then gathering the whole at once.

49. DOUBLE D'AUTOMNE. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 227. Fruit middle-sized, in the form of a Bergamot, handsomely round, without angles, and tapering towards the stalk. Eye small, open, with very short segments of the calyx, sunk in a handsome, round, shallow basin. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small

oblique, slightly-lipped cavity. Skin an entire cinnamon russet, through which a little green appears, the whole covered with numerous light grey specks. Flesh white, breaking, a little gritty, but mellow. Juice saccharine, very excellent, with a little perfume.

Ripe the end of October, and good all November. A very handsome new Pear, and very excellent when in perfection.

50. ECHASSERY. Miller, No. 55. Duhamel, No. 66. t. 32.

Bezy de Chassery. Ib.

Bezy de Landey. Knoop. Pom. p. 134.

Fruit middle-sized, of a roundish, turbinate figure, something like a Citron, or the Ambrette, but smaller next the stalk, about two inches and a half long, and two inches in diameter. Eye small, with an open flat calyx, placed in a shallow plaited basin. Stalk one

inch and a quarter long, straight, a little knobby, inserted in an irregularly formed cavity. Skin smooth, green, with a few grey specks, becoming yellow as it ripens. Flesh melting and buttery, with a rich, sugary, perfumed juice.

Ripe in November, and will generally keep good till Christmas.

This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 51. ELTON. Hort. Trans. Vol. ii. p. 1. t. 1. Fruit middle-sized, of an oval figure, a little broader towards the crown. Eye very small, nearly free from the segments of the calyx, and very slightly imbedded. Stalk rather stout, straight, and deeply inserted. Skin of a greenish russetty grey, with numerous specks of a darker russet, and tinged with orange on the sunny side, which is generally towards the stalk, as the fruit is mostly pendent from the extremities of the branches. Flesh crisp when in perfection, and of an excellent

flavour; but will be mealy if kept too long upon the

tree.

Ripe the middle of September, and by gathering at different times, may be kept five weeks. Its season generally terminates with the commencement of the Autumn Bergamot.

In 1812, the original tree, about 170 years of age, was standing in an orchard in the parish of Elton, in Herefordshire, from whence it received its name from Mr. Knight, who thinks it may remain in health three centuries, as it is now in a very vigorous state of growth. It is much better as an open standard than if cultivated against a wall.

52. GANSEL'S BERGAMOT. Hooker, Pom. Lond. 17. Pom. Mag. t. 35.

Brocas Bergamot.

Ives's Bergamot.
Bonne Rouge.

Of some English Nurseries.
Of the Norwich Gardens.
Of the French Gardens.

Fruit ovate, very much flattened at the crown, of a very regular figure, quite destitute of angles, about three inches deep, and three inches and a half in diameter. Eye small, with a very short calyx. Stalk short and fleshy, thickening on the back of its bent part. Skin dull brown, like that of the Brown Beurré, a little marked with dashes of a deeper colour. Flesh white, melting, very sweet, rich, and high flavoured.

Ripe the middle of November, and will keep good a month.

This most excellent Pear is a native of our own country, as appears by a letter from David Jebb, Esq., of Worcester, to John Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, in 1818, in which he says, "the Gansel's Bergamot was obtained from a seed of the Autumn Bergamot, by his uncle, Lieutenant-General Gansel, at his seat at Donneland Hill, near Colchester, about half a century ago, namely, in 1768." The Bonne Rouge of the French is