LI,
TH E SUMMER BO N CH R E T IEN P EA R .
Summer Bonchretien. Parkinson’s Paradisus, 690, ß g . 7,
Forsyth’s Treatise, ed. 5, p . 141.
Boncretien. Miller’s Diet. ed. 8, no. 24.
Bonchretien d’Eté. Duhamel Traité des Arbres Fr. vol. ii.
p . 217, t. 47, f . 4. Knoop Pomolog. p . 99, t. 14. Mayer’s
Pomona Austriaca, vol. ni. t. 82. Noisette Jardin Fruit,
p. 111, t. 41. Hort. Soc. Fruit Cat. no. 136.
Die Sommer Christbirne. K ra ft’s Pomon. Austriaca, vol. i.
p . 38, t. 82. Serrurier Fruitkundig Woordenboek, vol. ii.
p. 234.
Die gute Christbirne. Sickler’s Obstg'drtner, vol. i. p . 287.
t. 15. Christ’s Pomolog. Handwörterbuch, p . 166.
Sommer gute Christenbirne, grosse. Baumann Taschenbuch
des verständigen Gärtners, p . 425.
A valuable, well-known Autumn Pear, the
origin of which is lost in the darkness of antiquity.
I t has long been cultivated all over Europe, for the
sake of the size and the delicious flavour of its
fru it; b u t in this country its place is too often
supplied by inferior varieties, whose merit is more
frequently novelty than excellence.
By some Pomologists it is supposed to be the
Regalia of Valerius C o rd u s; the P iri di Gacemella
of Agostino G a llo ; and the Domestica, Pentagonum
perelegans, and Pugillarium Bóllense, of John Bau-
hin. I f these conjectures be correct, its origin must
be dated as far back, a t least, as the beginning of
the sixteenth century, and probably much higher.
I t is quite certain th a t it has found a place in every
work of consequence for the last 150 years.
Upon the continent it is known by a great
number of different names. In Italy it is called
Gracioli and Gratiola di R om a; in Holland, Zomer
Safraan, Apotheker Peer, Kanneelpeer, Sucker Kandij-
peer, Kanjerweel, Kruidkanjerweel, Marsepeinpeer,
and Schager Magd; in some parts of Germany,
Malvasierbirne and Strashurgerbirne; in Wurtemm
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