16S Descriptions of Select Varieties of Pears. 



delicious ; Core, small ; Seeds, medium size, angular pointed. 

 Ripe from November to January. 



144. Doyenne' du Comice, (of Angers.) 



The Doyenne du Comice (fig. 16) is a native of Angers, 

 France, and was raised in the garden of the Horticultural 

 Society of that city. It is a most beautiful fruit, resembling, 

 more than any other pear we can call to mind, the Swan's 



Fig, 16. Doyenni du Comice. 



Orange. It is a large fruit, with a beautiful yellow skin, and 

 appears to be one of the finest varieties recently introduced. 

 Though the specimen had been gathered more than a month, 

 yet its fine qualities were readily perceived ; it showed no 

 disposition to rot at the core, and its fine aroma was retained, 



