ZEPniRrN GREGOIRF. 



LOUISE DE I'RUSSE. 



root, and bears abundantly; a single graft, of one foot in length, having produced, 

 the past season, nine Pears. 



Zei'iiirin Gregoike. — Size — medium. Form — acute-pyriform, inclining to turbi- 

 nate ; full in the neck. Calyx — slightly sunk. Stem — one inch, or more, long; set 

 on the apex of the fruit, and frequently surrounded with a fleshy protuberance. Color 

 — dull yellowish-green, slightly marked with russet, and stippled with coarse dots. 

 Flesh — very juicy, melting, and buttery. Flavor — sweet, delicious, with peculiar, rich 

 aroma, not inferior to the Belle Lucrative. Season — November. Tree — hardy, and 

 very productive ; the fruit being borne in clusters. 



LoiisE DE Prusse. — Size — medium, or above. Form — roundish-obovate, resem- 

 bling in appearance the Belle Lucrative. Calyx — small, sunk in irregular cavitj-, 

 tolerably deep. Stem — stout, generally less than an inch in length, inserted without 

 depression. Color — dull green, becoming of a golden hue at maturity ; a little ob- 

 scured with russet spots, and frequently touched with red on the sunny side. Flesh — 

 white, melting, buttery, and juicy. Flavor — rich, subacid, nearly sweet, with an 



