Autumn Obovate, etc. 273 



set under a lip, scarcely sunk ; basin shallow ; juicy, melting, 

 refreshing, agreeable. Oct. Shoots reddish, erect. 



Cushing. Medium or rather large, obovate, or Doyenne* form ; sur- 

 face light greenish yellow, rarely a dull red cheek ; stalk an inch 

 long, cavity abrupt ; basin rather shallow ; flesh fine grained, but- 

 tery, melting, with a fine flavor, nearly first-rate. Ripens in the 

 early part of autumn. Shoots spreading. Very productive. 

 Origin, Hingham, Mass. Fig. 293. 



Dallas. Size medium, obovate, slightly conic-pyriform ; dull yel- 

 low, often much russeted ; stalk an inch long, not sunk ; basin 

 round, slightly wrinkled ; segments of the calyx rounded, stiff ; 

 flesh fine grained, melting, juicy, good. Ripens late autumn. 

 Conn. 



Delices d'Hardenpont of Angers. Medium, obovate turbinate, 

 sometimes conic, approaching pyriform ; greenish yellow, with 

 some russet ; stalk short, thick, fleshy at insertion ; cavity little 

 or none ; calyx and basin small ; flesh slightly coarse, juicy, rich, 

 perfumed. Oct., Nov. 



Doyenne Defais. Size medium, obovate, or short Doyenne* form, 

 sometimes obscurely pyriform ; waxen yellow, with a bright red 

 cheek ; stalk curved, cavity broad and deep ; calyx large, basin 

 broad and deep ; buttery and melting, sweet, rich, perfumed. 

 Oct., Nov. Fig. 294. 



Doyenne Dillen. Large, oblong-pyramidal, pyriform ; fine yellow, 

 russeted, dotted; *stalk short, thick, fleshy; calyx rarely open, 

 basin moderate ; flesh juicy, buttery, sweet, and rich. Nov., keep- 

 ing into Dec. 



Doyennt Downing. Medium, roundish ovate ; green, becoming 

 yellow, thickly dotted ; stalk short, obliquely set ; basin small ; 

 flesh a little coarse, juicy, melting, rich, vinous. Sept. 



Duchesse Helens d' Or leans. Large, obovate, somewhat pyriform, 

 oblique ; green, becoming yellow, slightly russeted, rough ; stalk 

 short, under a lip ; basin narrow ; buttery, melting, rich, vinous, 

 slightly astringent. ' Oct., Nov. Belgian. New. 



Dumortier. Medium, roundish obovate ; dull yellow, somewhat 

 russeted ; stalk long, slender, .not sunk ; calyx and basin small ; 

 flesh greenish white, juicy, melting, rich, aromatic, perfumed. 

 Sept. quickly decays. Belgian. 



Dundas. Size medium, short turbinate, sometimes obovate, base 

 flattened ; skin yellow, with a brilliant blush ; stalk an inch long, 

 stout, not sunk; calyx x small, basin wide, deep, and. even; flesh 

 half buttery, tender, melting, rich, perfumed. Mid-autumn. A 

 handsome Belgian variety. Fig. 303. 



Dnnmore. Large, oblong-ob ovate ; surface greenish, with dots of 

 brownish red russet ; stalk an inch and a half long, stout, fleshy at 



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