Skin a fine clear shade, and acquirFlesh yellowish, long, inserted without any cavity. cinnamon, fading into yellow in the ing a rich bright red in the sun. melting, buttery, very rich, and highly flavoured. Ripe the middle of October, and will keep for two or three weeks. This succeeds equally well upon the Pear and the Quince. It is one of the best of those varieties raised in Flanders during the period when so large an accession was made to the cultivated fruits of that country. It is recorded to have owed its origin to a M. Capiaumont, of Mons. The first specimens which were seen in this country came to the Horticultural Society in 1820, from M. Parmentier, of Enghien. It bears well as a standard, but is best cultivated as an open dwarf, grafted upon a Quince stock. 74. CHAT-BRÛLÉ. Duhamel, No. 116. Fruit middle-sized, of a pyramidal turbinate figure, about two inches and three quarters long, and two inches in diameter. Eye small, placed in a shallow plaited hollow. Stalk an inch long, obliquely inserted. Skin smooth, shining, of a pale yellow, but of a dark brown on the sunny side. Flesh melting, but not very juicy, and if kept too long is apt to grow meally. 75. DARIMOnt. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 215. Fruit middle-sized, oblong, in some specimens slightly pyramidal, tapering a little towards the stalk, about three inches long, and two inches and a quarter in diameter. Eye small, open, the segments of the calyx generally falling off before the fruit is fully grown, placed in a very narrow shallow depression, and surrounded by a few slightly radiated plaits. Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small uneven cavity, sometimes obliquely inserted under a small elongated lip. Skin a complete yellowish grey russet, B B sprinkled with numerous scabrous specks. Flesh white, gritty, but melting, with a saccharine, slightly musky, and somewhat astringent juice. Ripe the end of September and beginning of October. This is another of the new Flemish Pears, grown in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick, upon an open standard. 76. DÉLICES D'ARDENPONT. No. 217. Hort. Soc. Cat. Fruit above the middle size, oblong pyramidal, enlarged beyond the middle, and compressed towards the stalk, with an uneven and somewhat knobby surface, about three inches and a quarter long, and two inches and a half in diameter. Eye small, with a short converging calyx, in a narrow shallow depression, surrounded by a few slight obtusely knobby plaits. Stalk an inch long, rather thick, curved, inserted in a rather oblique narrow cavity. Skin pale yellow, full of small grey russetty dots, and partially covered with a thin cinnamon-coloured russet. Flesh yellowish white, rather gritty, but very mellow when matured, and full of a sugary, slightly astringent, pleasant, somewhat musky, perfumed juice. Ripe the beginning and middle of October. This is another of those very fine Pears lately introduced from Flanders, and grown in the Horticultural Society's garden at Chiswick, upon an open standard. It was raised by the late Counsellor Hardenpont, of Mons, by whom a number of other good Flemish Pears were obtained from seed some years ago. 77. DILLEN. Hort. Trans. Vol. iii. p. 119. Fruit ovate, irregularly turbinate, about three inches and a half long, and nearly three inches in diameter. Eye flat. Stalk short and thick. Skin yellowish green, slightly speckled with brown. Flesh white, with a slight musky flavour, and very little core. Ripe early in October, and will keep a few weeks. A fine buttery Pear of the first order, and very handsome. It was received by the Horticultural Society from Dr. Van Mons, of Brussels, in 1817. 78. DOYENNÉ PANACHE. p. 177. Hort. Trans. Vol. vii. Fruit in form the same as the Grey Doyenné, but tapers a little more towards the stalk. Skin a bright clear yellow, faintly striped with green and red, and sprinkled all over with small russetty brown dots. Flesh white, melting, sweet, and very agreeable; but it is not so high-flavoured as the Grey Doyenné. In eating from October till Christmas. 79. DOYENNÉ SANTELETE. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 241. Fruit above the middle size, pyramidally oblong, not much unlike a Chaumantelle in shape, but narrow at the crown, and more compressed towards the stalk, about three inches and a half long, and two inches and a half in diameter. Eye small, open, with a very shut strigose calyx, slightly sunk in a narrow obtusely angular hollow. Stalk an inch long or more, curved, very slightly inserted, sometimes a little obliquely, in a narrow base. Skin pale green, thinly covered with detached specks of grey russet, which are more numerous round the stalk. Flesh white, a little gritty, but tender. Juice saccharine, with a slight musky perfume. Ripe the beginning of October, and will keep till the end. This is a very fine handsome Pear from Flanders, grown in the Horticultural Society's garden at Chiswick, upon an open standard. 80. DUCHESS OF ANGOULÊME. Pom. Mag. t. 76. Duchesse d'Angoulême. Hort. Trans. Vol. vii. p. 176. t. 3. Bon Jard. 1829, p. 328. Fruit large, roundish-oblong, tapering towards the stalk, with an extremely uneven knobby surface, usually measuring about three inches and a half each way, or four inches deep, and three inches and a half in diameter, but sometimes much larger. Eye deeply sunk in an irregular hollow. Stalk an inch long, stout, deeply inserted in an irregular cavity. Skin dull yellow, copiously and irregularly spotted with broad russet patches. Flesh rich, melting, very juicy, and highflavoured, with a most agreeable perfume. Ripe in October and November. This succeeds extremely well on the Quince, as well as the Pear. The Duchess of Angoulême, the very finest of the late autumn Pears, is said to have been found wild in a hedge of the Forest of Armaillé, near Angers. It arrives at a weight unusual in Pears that are fit for the dessert. Jersey specimens have been seen, which measured four inches and three quarters long, and four inches and a half in diameter, weighing twenty-two ounces. The trees bear very early and certainly, especially if grafted upon the Quince stock, for which the sort is particularly well adapted. It is said to have derived its name from having been found in July, 1815, when the reigning family in France returned, for the second time, to the head of the government. 81. English BEURRÉ, of some Collections. Hort. Trans. Vol. iii. p. 207. Beurré d'Angleterre. Duhamel, No. 76. t. 39. Fruit middle-sized, of an oval pyramidal figure, very regularly formed at the crown, and tapering to the stalk; about two inches and three quarters long, and two inches in diameter. Eye small, with a short connivent calyx, very little depressed. Stalk one inch and a quarter long, slender, inserted without any cavity. Skin smooth, of a greenish grey, a little tinged with red on the sunny side. Flesh white, very buttery, and replete with a sugary and very agreeable juice. Ripe the end of September and beginning of October. This succeeds only on the Pear, not on the Quince. It is clearly distinct from the Brown Beurré, as it does not succeed when grafted upon the Quince; the other succeeds well on both. 82. FLEMISH BEAUTY. Pom. Mag. t. 128. Bouche Nouvelle. Hort. Soc. Cat. No. 451. Brilliant. Ib. 157. Fondante de Bois. Ib. 270. Imperatrice de la France. Ib. 338. La Belle de Flandres. Ib. 40. according to the Pom. Mag. Fruit rather large, oblong, a little uneven in its outline, and somewhat elongated on the side opposite to the branch on which it grows; about three inches and a quarter long, and two inches and three quarters in diameter. Eye open, with a short calyx, prominently placed on a flat crown, or in a very slight depression. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a narrow oblique cavity. Skin pale yellow, the greater part of which is covered with a thin cinnamon russet, having a faint streak or two of pale brown appearing through on the sunny side. Flesh yellowish white, a little gritty, but becoming tender and mellow, and full of a rich, saccharine, slightly musky juice. Ripe the beginning of October, and will keep a month or longer. A very fine Flemish variety, grown in the Horticultural Garden at Chiswick, upon an open standard. It ought to be gathered before it is fully ripe, otherwise it loses much of its goodness. 83. FRANCHIPANNE. Duhamel, No. 85. t. 47. f. 2. Frangipane. Jard. Fruit. t. 41. |