Pears. 



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Fortunee. Rather small, roundish, 

 russeted ; juicy, sprightly cook- 

 ing. Winter. 



Foster's St. Michael. Medium, 

 roundish ovate, yellow ; coarse ; 

 astringent. September. 



Franc Real d'Ete. See Summer 

 Franc Real. 



Franc Real d'Hiver. Medium, 

 roundish, yellow and brown ; crisp 

 cooking. Winter. 



Frankford. See Bleeker's Mead- 

 ow. 



Frederick of Wurtemburg. Large, 

 broad pyriform, yellow with crim- 

 son cheek ; juicy, melting ; varying 

 from excellent to worthless. Sep- 

 tember. Belgian. 



Frederika Bremen Rather large, 

 varying from roundish to pyriform, 

 greenish yellow ; melting, vinous. 

 October. N. Y. 



Fulton, p. 284. 



Gansel's Bergamot, p. 284. 



Gansel's Late Bergamotte. Round- 

 ish, greenish, rough ; granular ; 

 juicy, sugary, perfumed. Decem- 

 ber. 



Gansel's Seckel. Rather small, ob- 

 late, yellow, rough, with russet ; 

 coarse ; buttery, melting, rich, 

 aromatic. November. 



Gedeon Paridant. Medium, obtuse 

 pyriform, greenish yellow ; juicy, 

 melting, brisk, excellent. Sep- 

 tember. Belgian. 



Gendesheim. Large, obtuse pyri- 

 form, greenish yellow ; of moder- 

 ate quality. October, November. 

 Flemish. 



General Bosquet. Large, pyriform, 

 green ; melting ; very good. Sep- 

 tember. 



General Canrobert. Medium, obo- 

 vate pyriform, yellow. January. 

 French. 



General de Lourmel. Medium, obo- 

 vate, greenish ; juicy, melting. 

 November. 



Gen'l Lamoriciere. Medium, ovate, 

 greenish yellow and russet ; flesh 

 juicy, melting, rich, brisk, per- 

 fumed, sometimes astringent. Oc- 

 tober. 



General Taylor. Rather small, tur- 

 binate, cinnamon russet ; granular, 

 buttery, melting, aromatic ; very 

 rich, excellent. November. 



General Totleben. Rather large, 

 pyriform, greenish yellow, netted 

 with russet ; juicy and melting j 

 , very good. October. 



Gerardin. Medium, roundish, ir- 

 regular, yellow with russet ; granu- 

 lar, astringent. September. 



Gilogil. Large, roundish, russeted ; 

 crisp cooking. Winter. French. 



Glout Morceau, p. 288. 



Goodale. Large, pyriform (short 

 Bartlett shaped), handsome ; very 

 good. Tree vigorous, hardy, pro- 

 ductive from seed of the Me- 

 Laughlin. Maine. S. L. Goodale. 



Golden Beurre of Bilboa, p. 275. 



Grand Soleil, p. 292, 



Graslin, p. 264. 



Great Citron of Bohemia. Small, 

 oblong, yellow; coarse, of little 

 flavor: September. 



Green Chisel. An erroneous name 

 for Madeline ; also the name of a 

 small, roundish, green, summer 

 pear, of a sweet but poor flavor. 



Green Mountain Boy. Medium, 

 round, obovate or pyriform, rich, 

 yellow ; melting, juicy, sweet ; 

 good. October. 



