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and was introduced by him in 1852. Fruit medium, long, slightly obtuse, irregular pyri- 

 form, contorted at the upper end, greenish, mottled and dotted with fawn, washed with 

 rose on the side to the sun; flesh greenish, melting, fine, rather gritty around the core; 

 juice sufficient, acidulous, saccharine, with a pleasant buttery flavor; first; Sept. 

 Barbe Nelis. i. Mas Le Verger 2:63, fig. 30. 1866-73. 2 - Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:178, 

 fig. 1867. 



M. Gre"goire, Jodoigne, Bel., obtained this variety in 1848. Fruit small to medium, 

 globular-turbinate-obtuse, bright greenish-yellow dotted with gray and fawn, the basic 

 green becoming lemon-yellow at maturity and washed with purple-red on the side exposed 

 to the sun; flesh white, fine, very melting; juice saccharine, acidulous, and agreeably per- 

 fumed; first; Aug. 

 Barker, i. Hooper W. Fr. Book 121. 1857. 



An American variety introduced about 1856. Fruit medium, obovate, greenish- 

 yellow; medium quality both for table and kitchen use; coarse; Sept. and Oct. 

 Barland. i. Lindley Guide Orch. Card. 414. 1831. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 489. 1884. 



The parent tree of this variety grew in the parish of Bosbury, Hereford, Eng., 

 and about 1830 was supposed to be 200 years old. It appears to have been extensively 

 cultivated as early as 1674. Fruit small, obovate, dull green, much covered with gray 

 russet; first class for perry; autumn. 

 Barnadiston. i. Card. Chron. 193. 1843. 2. Mag. Hort. 17:472. 1851. 



The original tree grew in the grounds of Kedington Hall, Eng. The fruit was stated 

 to be of good quality, and to keep till June, being about the size and form of a large Swan 

 Egg. In September, 1851, Messrs. Hovey & Co. exhibited it at the twenty-third annual 

 exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Baron Deman de Lennick. i. Leroy Diet. Pom. 1:179, fig- 1867. 2. Guide Prat. 108, 

 232. 1876. 



The parent tree was raised in the grounds of the Society Van Mons at Geest-Saint- 

 Re"my, Bel. In 1856 it was admitted by their pomological committee and was named 

 after Baron Deman de Lennick. Fruit medium, globular, generally mammillate at summit, 

 brilliant yellow, dotted and mottled with fawn; flesh whitish, a little coarse, melting, 

 gritty around the core; juice excessively abundant, saccharine, vinous, acidulous, and 

 delicately perfumed; second; Nov. and beginning of Dec. 

 Baron Leroy. i. Garden 62:387. 1902. 2. Bunyard-Thomas Fr. Card. 132. 1904. 



Poire Baronne Leroy. 3. Rev. Hort. 61. 1889. 



Raised from seed of Louise-Bonne de Printemps in 1859; first published in 1869 and 

 placed in commerce in 1871. Fruit small to medium, globular-oval, dark green passing 

 to bright yellow; flesh fine, white, juicy, very melting, sugary, with an agreeable flavor 

 and perfume; first; Nov. and Dec. 

 Baron Trauttenberg. i. Guide Prat. 82. 1876. 



Fruit medium or rather large, globular, golden-yellow, spotted with russet; flesh rose- 

 tinted, juicy, perfumed and of delicate flavor; first; Nov. 

 Baron Treyve. i. Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 96. 1873. 



Exhibited at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Aug., 



