Pears. 



551 



pale greenish yellow ; flesh green- 

 ish white ; juicy, melting, and rich ; 

 very good. Last of August. Great 

 hearer. French. 



Madeleine, or Magdalen, p. 252. 



Madotte. See Amadotte. 



Malconnaitre d'Haspin. Large, 

 roundish obovate, dull yellow, with 

 a brown cheek ; juicy, rich, melting, 

 sub-acid, perfumed. October. 



Mansuette. Large, short pyriform, 

 greenish yellow; juicy, astringent 

 baking. September. 



March Bergamotte. Rather small, 

 green, partly russeted ; coarse, 

 flavor moderate. English. 



Marechal de la Cour. See Con- 

 seiller de la Cour. 



Marechal Dillen. Large, somewhat 

 obovate, very irregular, pale green ; 

 buttery, juicy, rich. November. 

 Belgian. 



Marechal Pelissier. Medium, ovate, 

 yellow and red. Late September. 

 French. 



Marianne de Nancy. Large, pyri- 

 form, yellowish green, thickly 

 dotted ; coarse, juicy, often 

 poor. 



Marie Louise, p. 265. 



Marie Louise Nova. Rather large, 

 pyriform, yellow, with a brown 

 cheek; melting; sometimes good, 

 quickly decays.. September. Bel- 

 gian. 



Marie Parent. Large, pyriform, 

 rich yellow ; juicy, rich, perfumed ; 

 very good. October. Belgian. 



Martha Ann, or Dana's No. I. 

 Medium, long obovate, yellow ; 

 juicy, sub-acid, pleasant. Novem- 

 ber. Mass. 



Martin Sec. Small, somewhat pyri- 

 form, deep yellow, russet and 



crimson ; granular, half break- 

 ing, agreeable cooking. Decem- 

 ber. 



Mather. Rather small, obovate, 

 russeted and reddish ; buttery, 

 pleasant. August. Pa. 



Maynard. Medium, obovate pyri- 

 form, yellow with a red cheek ; 

 juicy, rich. Late July. 



McLaughlin, p. 289. 



McVean. Large, oblate pyriform, 

 yellow ; juicy, astringent. Oc- 

 tober. Monroe Co., N. Y. 



Merriam, p. 284. 



Messire Jean. Medium, turbinate, 

 yellow and russet; gritty; juicy, 

 breaking, sweet. November. 

 French. 



Michaux. Medium, round, yellow- 

 ish green ; sweet, of moderate 

 quality. Early October. 



Mignonne d'Hiver. Medium, obo- 

 vate pyriform, rough, russet ; 

 granular, rich, brisk, astringent. 

 November. Belgian. 



Miel de Waterloo. See Due de 

 Brabant. 



Miller's Early. See Summer Por- 

 tugal. 



Millot de Nancy, p. 265. 



Mitchell's Russet. Rather small, 

 inclining to conic obovate, dark 

 russet, rough; melting, rich, per- 

 fumed. November. 111. 



Moccas. Medium, obovate, green ; 

 juicy, not rich. December. 



Monseigneur des Hons. Rather 

 small, pyriform, greenish yellow 

 with some russet ; buttery and' 

 melting, sweet, good, of moderate 

 quality. August. French. 



Moore's Pound, p. 278. 



Moor-fowl Egg. An incorrect name 

 for Swan's Egg. 



