await the opportunity of procuring better ones: the past year, we received a fine fruit from the collection of the Messrs. Putnam of Salem, from which our engraving is made. Mr. Manning, in answer to our inquiries, in relation to the introduction of this pear, and its qualities, writes as follows:-"The Elizabeth was received from Van Mons, as No 158, but I cannot ascertain exactly when. A pear, received in 1834, with this number, proved to be the Marie Louise, and I am inclined to think that the variety which now bears the name was not received earlier than 1838. I know of no more productive variety. When the fruit has attained about half its size, the blossom end-about half the pear-is, in a majority of specimens, covered with a thick russet, suddenly terminating in a distinct line around the pear, some traces of which are often visible when the fruit is mature. Young shoots reddish brown."

Size, small, about two inches long and two in diameter: Form, obovate, very full around the eye, tapering to, and ending obtusely at, the stem: Skin, fair, lemon yellow, very brilliantly suffused with red on the sunny side, through which appear deeper-colored specks, becoming paler in the shade, often with traces of russet: Stem, medium length, about three quarters of an inch, rather slender, smooth, olive brown, and slightly inserted in a shallow cavity: Eye, small, open, little sunk in an open, shallow basin; segments of the calyx short: Flesh, yellowish, coarse, melting and juicy: Flavor, saccharine, rich and pleasantly perfumed: Core, large: Seeds, rather large, brown. Ripe the latter part of August.

64. COTER.

The Coter pear, (fig. 7,) was one of the varieties received from Van Mons in 1834, and is enumerated in the list which was published at that time as the "Coter peer." The younger Mr. Manning has enumerated it among the fine new kinds which have recently fruited in his collection, and has briefly described it in our last volume, (XII. p. 149.) The past autumn, he kindly forwarded us several specimens of this and other pears, from which our drawing was made, and he has recently given us the following additional information respecting

it:-"The tree is of moderate growth, making a round, compact head, and is a good bearer. Young shoots reddish olive, thickly sprinkled with light dots. Although I have, in your last volume, p. 149, stated the time of its maturity to be October, they were not ripe, the last season, until from the middle to the last of November, when I thought it the best pear then ripe."

Fig. 7. Coter.

To those who are fond of such brisk and vinous pears as the Beurré d'Aremberg, the Coter will not be so highly esteemed; but to those who like such as the Winter Nelis, it will be considered nearly or quite equal to that variety. The name does not appear in European Catalogues, and it is probable that it is only to be found in American collections. Our specimens were not ripe till the end of December, coming in after the Beurré Diel, and proving to be a most valuable winter pear.

Size, medium, about three inches long, and two and a half in diameter: Form, obovate, nearly regular, tapering to an obtuse point at the stem: Skin, light yellowish green, some

what clouded with grayish patches, and considerably russeted around the stem: Stem, medium length, about three quarters of an inch, rather stout, nearly straight, fleshy and swollen, and obliquely set upon an obtuse point: Eye, rather large, open, and moderately sunk in an open, round basin; segments of the calyx medium length, broad, pointed, and reflexed: Flesh, white, rather coarse, buttery, melting and juicy: Flavor, sugary, rich and delicious, with a slight perfume: Core, medium size: Seeds, medium size, rather broad and flat, dark brown. Ripe in December, and keeps a few weeks.

65. DOYENNE D'ETE. Theorie Van Mons.

The Doyenné d'Eté, (fig. 8,) though for some time known in France, in the vicinity of Nantes, where M. Poiteau, the

Fig. 8. Doyenné d'Eté.

author of the Théorie Van Mons, states it has been considerably cultivated, is entirely new to American collections. We believe it fruited, for the first time here, in our collection in

1845, when a small tree produced six or eight pears: last year, it bore upwards of a dozen, larger and finer than those of the year previous. Around Nantes, it is esteemed the best pear of the season, and, in comparison with the Citron des Carmes, we think it not only full as good, but a far more beautiful fruit, having a rich yellow skin, brilliantly shaded and spotted with crimson. It is about the same size as the Citron des Carmes, and the tree has the merit of bearing very young: it also thrives well upon the quince.

Mr. Kenrick, to whom all Pomologists are greatly indebted for the early communication of the lists containing the names and numbers of the new pears forwarded by Van Mons, and to whom the public are under great obligations for his labors in the introduction of new fruits, was the first to make this pear known to American cultivators, by his correct translation of M. Poiteau's description in the Hort. Reg. in 1836. But it does not seem to have been introduced for some time afterwards. We received it from Vilmorin of Paris, with many other new kinds, in the spring of 1843. The tree is quite unlike the Doyenné, having dull, brownish red wood, making moderately vigorous shoots, and having long, oval, pointed, dark green leaves. The fruit, like all summer pears, should be picked early, even before they have acquired any tint of yellow. They will then ripen off, and possess a flesh as melting as a white Doyenné. M. Jamin, in his Catalogue, sets it down as worthy of cultivation in the proportion of six to three of the Citron des Carmes.

Size, medium, about two inches long, and two inches in diameter: Form, roundish, turbinate, largest in the middle, gradually tapering to the stem, where it is obtuse: Skin, fair, smooth, pale yellowish green, becoming nearly yellow when mature, broadly shaded and marbled with brilliant red on the sunny side, and dotted with greenish russet specks: Stem, rather long, about one and a quarter inches, moderately stout, yellowish brown, slightly fleshy at the base, and obliquely inserted without any cavity under a slight projection: Eye, small, closed, inserted in a very shallow basin; segments of the calyx short, stiff, projecting: Flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse, buttery, melting, and juicy: Flavor, rich, sugary, sprightly, perfumed, and delicious: Core, medium size: Seeds,

small, flattened, dark brown. Ripe the end of July and beginning of August.

66. DOYENNE' BOUSSOCK.

Doyenné Boussock Nouvelle. Am. Orchardist.

The Doyenné Boussock is another variety, which was first made known to our collections by Mr. Kenrick, who brought

Fig. 9. Doyenné Boussock.

scions home with him in the spring of 1841, on his return from Europe; a portion of these he liberally gave to Mr. Manning, in whose collection it first fruited in 1843. Mr. Kenrick subsequently described it, in his American Orchardist, under the name of Doyenné Boussock Nouvelle, where he states he received it from M. Jamin of Paris: but, upon a careful inspection of M. Jamin's latest Catalogue for 1843, we only find