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raids. The fruit bears considerable resemblance to the Easter Beiirre, from -which it 

 has probably been raised, and at first sight might be mistaken for it. It is of medium 

 size, or rather small when the tree is heavily loaded. Skin — smooth, green, sprinkled 

 with small brown dots. Stalk — short, deep brown. Flesh — fine, white, juicy, and 

 sugary. Although the tree is not so vigorous as many others, yet it appears deserv- 

 ing of cultivation, as the fruit keeps till late in the season. 



'■'■Marie- Anne de Nancy. — Tree — moderately vigorous, and likely to prove a good 

 bearer. Fruit — middle-sized, turbinate, about nine inches in circumference. Skin — 

 smooth, green, streaked and speckled with russet, becoming yellowish when fit for 

 use. Stalk — scarcely half an inch in length, clear brown, thick, and fleshy. Flesh — 

 white, very melting, and buttery, with abundance of sugary vinous juice. Ripe in 

 September and October. From seed by Van Mons. 



'■'■ Docteur Trosseau. — The tree bore for the first time in 1848. It is entirely desti- 

 tute of thorns, which is rarely the case with Pear trees that have recently been raised 

 from seed. Fruit — large, pyriform, broad near the eye and contracted near the stalk. 

 It is four inches in height and three inches in diameter. Stalk — strong and woody, 

 about an inch in length, sunk at its insertion. Skin — green, spotted with red, and 

 sprinkled with gray dots. Flesh — fine, w^hite, melting, buttery, with abundance of 

 sugary perfumed juice. Ripe in November and December. Raised by M. Alexax- 



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'■'■ Beurre Bretonneau. — Tree — vigorous, an abundant bearer, adapted for a stand- 

 ard or pyramid. Fruit — as yet variable in form, but generally it is long, pyriform, 

 contracted near the stalk end, four inches in length, and about three inches in diam- 

 eter at the widest part. Skin — rough, pale green, changing to golden yellow at 

 maturity ; the side next the sun is reddish-brown, much dotted and freckled with 

 distinct russet specks. Flesh — fine, yellowish-white, buttery, half-melting, sugary, 

 vinous, and perfumed. Keeps till May or June. Named in compliment to Dr. Bre- 

 tonneau, of Tours, in 1846, by Major Esperen. 



'■^ Poire de Tongres. — The tree is a very strong grower, and succeeds better on 

 the Pear stock than on the Quince. It is naturally pyramidal. Fruit — very large, 

 obovate, four and a half inches in length and three and a half inches in diameter. 

 Stalk — three-fourths of an inch in length, obliquely inserted. The surface of the fruit 

 is uneven. Skin — bronze-colored, changing to a deep brownish-yellow when fit for 

 use; the side next the sun is streaked with red. Flesh — fine, white, melting, juicy, 

 sugary, vinous, and agreeably perfumed. Season — middle of October. Raised by M. 

 Durandeau, at the village of Tongres. 



'■'■Josephine de Malines. — Tree — vigorous, and a good bearer, forming a handsome 

 pyramid, and may be worked either on the Pear or on the Quince stock, and it may 

 be planted against an east or west aspect. Fruit — small from a standard, middle- 

 sized from a wall, obovate. Flesh — fine, buttery, juicy, sugary, and perfumed. Sea- 

 son — January to March. Raised by Major Esperen, of Mechlin. 



'■'■ La Juive. — The tree is handsome and vigorous, suitable for forming a pyramid. 

 Fruit — middle-sized, turbinate. Stalk — nearly an inch in length, inserted in a cavity. 



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