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THE WINTER NELIS PEAR.
Nelis d’hiver, o f many Flemish and English Gardens.
La Bonne Malinoise. Hort. Trans, vol. iv. p . 276 ; vol. v.
p . 408. Gardener’s Magazine, vol. iii. p. 353.
Bonne de Malines. Hort. Soc. Cat. no. 144.
An excellent winter Pear, in perfection in December
and January. It was originally raised by
M. Nelis, of Mechlin, in honour of whom it has
been named; but before its present title was settled,
it had acquired, in a few Gardens, the name of
Bonne de Malines, which it is but justice to put
aside in favour of that here adopted.
Bears pretty well as a standard, but succeeds
much better on an east wall. It is of very high
quality, and will, no doubt, be one day a favourite
article of the dessert. In the opinion of some it is
superior to the Chaumontelle,— a high character.
Wood moderately strong, yellowish, sprinkled
with some small pale brown dots.
Leaves middle-sized, elliptical-ovate, tapering
regularly to each end, somewhat recurved on the
midrib; the margins nearly entire. P etiole long-
arid slender. S tipules linear.
F lowers middle-sized. P etals obovate, tapering
to the claw.
F ruit middle-sized, or rather large, obovate,
somewhat obtuse at the S talk, which is upwards