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AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 



Tree. — Vigorous, boaltliy grower, with long, straggling, irregular, browniph 

 olive shoots. Comes early into bearing on the pear roots, and produces regu- 

 larly and annually fruit of the best quality. Foreign. 



DOYEXNli D'ETf:. 



Synonyms : Summer Doyenne, Summer Virgalieu, Duchesse De Berry d'Etd 

 of Bivort, Doyenne d'Juliet. 



Fniit. — Size, small ; form, roundish, obtuse, pyriform ; color, yellowish green, 

 nearly yellow when fully mature, with a bright marbled red check on the side 

 exposed to the sun ; stem, rather long, fleshy at base, inserted without depres- 

 sion ; calyx, small, open; basin, shallow; core, medium; seeds, small, dark 

 brown ; flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, sweet, slightly musky ; season, 

 early summer. 



Tree. — Moderately vigorous ; healthy grower, with young shoots of a clear 

 olive yellow and pale brown specks ; leaves, medium size, oblong ovate, nar- 

 row. Succeeds well on pear or quince roots ; comes early into bearing, and 

 produces abundantly. Foreign origin. 



CONSEILLER DE LA COUK. 





Synonyms : Marechal de la Cour, Due d'Orleaus. 



Fruit. — Size, large; form, obovate, oblong, pyrifoim, irregular; color, green- 

 ish yellow, slightly russetcd, small russet dots with green suffused around 



