81 C THE PEAR. 



Friiit of medium size, turbinate, yellow, nearly covered with brown 

 russet. Flesh gritty, white, crisp, juicy, and breaking, with a very sweet 

 flavor. Good. November and December. 



MiCHAUX. 



Corate de Michaux. 



Fruit of medium size, nearly round pyiiform, light yelloA\'ish green, 

 with a faint blush on the sunny side. Flfsh white, coarse, half buttei-y, 

 juicy, sweet, but second-rate. Poor. September and October. 



MiGNONNE d'HiVEE. 



An old Belgian variety, often very good. 



Fruit medium, ovate obovate to oblong ovate pyi-iform, light yellow, 

 mostly covered with thick rough russet, and veined '^vith crimson and 

 fawn. Stalk rather stout. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, a little gran- 

 ular, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous, aromatic. Good. November, De- 

 cember. 



Milan de Kouen. 



A Flemish Pear, little known and not of much value. 



Fruit medium, roundish, greenish yellow, with nettings, patches, and 

 dots of russet. Flesh white, coarse, juicy, melting, vinous. Septem 

 ber. 



MiLLOT r»E Nancy, 



One of Van Mons' seedlings, named after M. Millot, a resident of 

 Nancy, France. Tree productive. Yoking shoots reddish brown. 



