FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 



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calyx large, open ; core rather small ; flesh yellowish white, melting, 

 juicy, vinous, &quot; very good.&quot; November. 



DE LOUVAIN. 



Poire de Louvain. 



Foreign. Fruit large, obovate acute pyriform, dull greenish yellow, 

 rough russet dots and patches ; stem long, medium size, curved ; calyx 

 large ; basin shallow ; core medium ; seeds blackish ; flesh greenish white, 

 crisp, juicy, astringent, valuable only for baking. January, March. 



DES NONNES. 



Des Nones. 



Foreign. New : fruit medium, turbinate, clear light yellow, many 

 small brown dots ; stem long, slender ; calyx small, closed ; basin shallow ; 

 flesh whitish, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed, u very good,&quot; perhaps 

 &quot; best.&quot; September. (Sort.) 



OBLIGES D HARDENPONT. 



Delices d Ardenpont. | Delice d Hardenpont of Angers. 



Foreign. Tree, har 

 dy, moderate grower ; 

 shoots, upright, yellow 

 ish brown, good bearer, 

 deserves more attention. 

 Fruit, medium, roundish, 

 pale yellow, with many 

 gray dots and russet in 

 sun ; stem, varying ; ca 

 lyx, small, closed ; basin, 

 round, slightly uneven ; 

 core, medium ; seeds, 

 broad, ovate ; flesh, whit 

 ish, buttery, melting, jui 

 cy, almost &quot;best.&quot; Oc 

 tober. 



DELICES D HARDENPONT DU NORD AND BELGIUM. 



Fondante Pariselle du Cornice Horticule, | Beurre Curtet of A. Leroy. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform, yellow, gray spotted ; calyx, small ; 

 sh, coarse, melting, sugary, &quot; good.&quot; October. (Hov. Mag.) 



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