aUH AMATiliUK ULlVrUKE. 



t>Di 



calyx large, open ; core rather small ; flesh yellowish white, melting, 

 juicy, vinous, " very good." November. 



De Louvain. 



Poire de Louvain. 



Foreign. Fruit large, obovate acute pyriform, dull greenish yellow, 

 rough russet dots and patches ; stem long, medium size, curved ; calyx 

 large; basin shallow ; core medium ; seeds blackish ; flesh greenish white, 

 crisp, juicy, astringent, valuable only for baking. January, March. 



Des Nonnes. 



Des Nonea. 



Foreign. New : fruit medium, turbinate, clear hght yellow, many 

 small brown dots ; stem long, slender ; calyx small, closed ; basin shallow ; 

 flesh whitish, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed, '' very good," perhaps 

 " best." September. (Hort.) 



Delices d'Hardenpont. 



Delices d'Ardenpont. | Delice d'Hardenpont of Angers. 



Foreign. Tree, har- 

 dy, moderate grower ; 

 shoots, upright, yellow- 

 ish brown, good bearer, 

 deserves more attention. 

 Fruit, medium, roundish, 

 pale yellow, with many 

 gray dots and russet in 

 sun ; stem, varying ; ca- 

 lyx, small, closed ; basin, 

 round, slightly uneven; 

 core, medium ; seeds, 

 broad, ovate ; flesh, whit- 

 ish, buttery, melting, jui- 

 cy, almost " best." Oc- 

 tober. 



Delices d'Hardenpont du Nord and Belgium. 



Fondante Parisclle du Cbrnice Horticule, | Beurre Curlet of A. Leroy. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform, yellow, gray spotted; calyx, small; 

 flesh, coarse, melting, sugary, " good." October. (Ilov. Mag.) 

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