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THE BELLE ET BONNE PEAR.
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Belle et Bonne. Baumann’s Catalogue.
Schöne und Gute. Taschenbuch, p. 431.
A very valuable Autumn variety, introduced by
the Horticultural Society, in 1826, to whom it was
sent by Messrs. Baumann, of Bollwiller. It is described
in the Taschenbuch as a harvest Pear, ripe
in September, magnificent, large, round, very good,
and productive. We find it answering this description
perfectly, with the addition that, much as our
Autumn Pears have been improved, this ranks
among the very best of them.
It bears extremely well as a standard ; it also
takes readily upon the Quince stock, and is a delicious
Bergamot of the best kind : in perfection
about the end of September.
We have seen it cultivated under the erroneous
names of Charles d’Autriche, and Bergamotte Crasanne.
Belle de Bruxelles is more frequently its
appellation here, which it seems to have acquired in
the Luxembourg Carden, at Paris ; but the variety
to which that name properly applies is different.
W ood very vigorous, short-jointed, dark olive-
colour, with numerous dark-brown spots.
Lea ves deep green, nearly entire, oval-lanceolate.
S tipu l e s subulate, about half the length of
the petiole.