GLOUt MORCEAU PEAR. 



LEAVES. Broad, thick, deep green, wavy at the edges, deeply and 

 sharply serrated : petioles rather short and stout. 



FLOWERS. Medium size, ahout an inch in 

 diameter, of a beautiful white, and opening 

 nearly flat. 



FRUIT. Large, about three inches long and 

 two and a half in diameter: Form, slightly 

 oblong, large and full at the crown, suddenly 

 contracted near the stem, and ending in an 

 obtuse point : Skin, rough and pale green, be- 

 coming of a rich, waxen yellow when mature, 

 russeted around the stem, with traces of russet over the surface, inter- 

 spersed with dark greenish and grayish russet specks : Stem, medium 

 length, about one inch, very thick, especially when taken from the tree ; 

 uneven, smooth, pale russety brown, and obliquely inserted in a slight 

 cavity : Eye, medium size, open and deeply sunk in a rather furrowed 

 basin : Flesh, white, fine, buttery, melting and very juicy : Flavor, rich, 

 sugary, perfumed and delicious : Core, large : Seeds, large. 





RIPE from December to February, according to the season ; its usual 

 period, December. 



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