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ciety, by M. Leroy. It is a new variety, raised in the garden 

 of the Horticultural Society of Angers. The tree is stated 

 to be of a fine pyramidal habit, vigorous, and very productive. 

 The fruit, of which we can only speak personally, is of the 

 richest quality, vinous, refreshing and delicious. The speci- 

 men was in fine order, and the committee were much grati- 

 fied to find these new varieties sustaining so high a reputation. 



Fig. 15. Bturre Millet. 



Size, medium, about three inches long, and two and a 

 half in diameter ; Form, obovate, or obtusely turbinate, 

 regular, large in the middle, rounding off to the crown, 

 which is small, and very obtuse at the stem ; Skin, fair, 

 smooth, dull pale yellow, covered with large, pale russet 

 specks ; Stem, very short, stout, and inserted in a small, con- 

 tracted, unevenly formed cavity ; Eye, small, open, and 

 slightly depressed in a small, shallow basin ; segments of 

 the calyx, narrow, medium length ; Flesh, yellowish white, 

 melting and very juicy ; Flavor, rich, vinous, perfumed and 



