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Lucrative (Belle Lucrative). 



Origin Flemish. ]\Ieclinm size, variable in form from globular to 

 obtuse pyriform. Stalk 1\ inch long, often tleshy, oblique. Cavity 

 small and narrow. Calyx short, open. Flesh juicy, melting, rich, 

 sugary, delicious. Season last of September. (Description by Brack- 

 ett.)* Quality medium in California. 



Madeleine Early (French). 



Small, obovate pyriform, stalk long and slender, set on the side of 

 a small swelling pale yellowish green, rarely brownish blush; calyx 

 small, in shallow furrowed basin; flesh white, juicy, delicate. (Descrip- 

 tion by Wiekson.)* (Quality good in California. 



Marguerite Marillat. 



Size very large. Color yellow, blushed. Stem short, stout, usually 

 inserted almost at a right angle. ' This trait is apparently a eharacter- 



FiG. 73. Marguerite Marillat. 



istic of the variety. Flash fine grained, buttery, melting, rich, juicy, 

 sweet, somewhat like Bartlett, which it equals in quality. Ripe 

 September 20. (Description by A. L. Wisker.) 



* "The Pear and How to Grow It." Farmers' Bulletin 482, U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture. 



•"California Fruits," seventh edition. 



