Every now and then we have references to this famous French pear, that is supposed to be not a pear, but a hybrid between the pear and some other genera; and the only reason for this supposition was that it was sterile - never had any seeds in the fruit. It is now well known that sterility is no mark of hybiidity. Hybrids are as fertile as other plants. Seedlings not hybrids are often infertile. But the actual facts are now furnished by the Revue Horticole for September 16th. Some seeds have been produced and plants from them are nothing but the ordinary common pear.