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DEAN S SUMMER. 



Doyenne d Ete, J Summer Doyenne, 

 Summer Virgalieu. 



Foreign. Trees, moderately vigorous, dull brownish red wood, 

 early and abundant bearers, unsuccessful on quince. 



Fruit, rather small, roundish, obtuse pyriform ; color, yellowish 

 green, nearly yellow when fully mature, side exposed to sun with a 

 bright marbled red cheek ; stem, rather long, fleshy at base, inserted 

 without depression ; calyx, small, closed ; basin, shallow ; core, me 

 dium ; seeds, small, dark brown ; flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse, 

 buttery, juicy, sugary, sprightly. Season, last of July. 



DOYENNE GRIS D HIVER NOUVEAU NEW WINTER GRAY 

 DOYENNE. 



Doyenne d Alencon. 



Foreign. Re 

 cently imported: 

 proves valuable 

 on the quince. 



Fruit, medium 

 or above, obovate, 

 obtuse pyriform, 

 slightly angular, 

 or one side long- 

 e s t ; color, pale 

 dull yellow, with 

 many small brown 

 russet specks; 

 stem, short, stout; 

 calyx, medium ; 

 basin, irregular, 

 abrupt ; core, me 

 dium ; seeds, dark 

 brown, long.point- 

 ed ; flesh, whitish, 

 rather coarse 

 grained, melting, 

 juicy, vinous, a 

 little astringent 

 unless well ripen 

 ed. Season, Jan 

 uary to May. 



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