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stalk short, thick ; cavity small ; calyx partly open, basin shallow; 

 flesh granular, melting, juicy, rich. September. New Rochellc, 



Payency. (Paquency.) Size medium ; pyriform approaching 

 obovate-conic (Tyson-shaped) ; skin dull yellow, slightly russeted, 

 with a faint dull blush ; stalk an inch long, stout ; calyx erect, 

 basin shallow ; flesh white, juicy, melting, good. Mid-autumn. 

 French. Fig. 677. 



Pratt. Medium or rather large, obovate-pyriform ; skin greenish- 

 yellow, thickly dotted ; stalk an inch long, slender and moderately 

 sunk; basin wide, shallow; flesh tender, melting, juicy, excellent 

 Early autumn. Shoots yellowish, erect, leaves rather narrow, re- 

 curved. Rhode Island. Fig. 662. 



Queen of the Low Countries. Large pyriform, neck narrow, body 

 broad or slightly oblate (Bosc-shaped) ; surface slightly uneven, 

 dull greenish-yellow, crown russeted, with numerous, often con- 

 fluent russet dots, and a slight blush ; stalk an inch and a half 

 long, curved, not sunk ; calyx small, rather deep-set, basin ribbed ; 

 buttery, melting, juicy, moderately rich, sub-acid, with a second- 

 rate, Brown Beurre flavor. Mid-autumn. Belgian. 



St. Ghislain. Size medium, pyriform, neck narrow, acute, taper- 

 ing; surface pale yellow, sometimes a faint blush ; stalk an inch 

 and a half long, curved with fleshy rings at insertion ; basin very 

 shallow ; flesh white, buttery, juicy, with a fine flavor. Growth 

 upright, vigorous, shoots light brown. Somewhat variable in 

 quality. Belgian. Early autumn. Requires high cultivation. 

 Fig. 660. 



St. Michel Archange.* (Plombgastel.) Rather large, pyramidal- 

 pyriform, greenish yellow, thickly dotted, partly russeted ; stalk 

 medium length, stout, fleshy at insertion, not sunk; calyx closed, 

 basin small, uneven ; flesh rather coarse, juicy, rich, aromatic. 

 October. Shoots greenish, quite erect, leaves narrow, light green. 

 Tardy bearer. 



Selleck. Large, obtuse-pyriform (Diel-shaped) , ribbed ; fine yel- 



' low, thickly dotted ; stalk long, curved, fleshy at insertion ; cavity 



moderate, calyx closed; basin small, uneven; flesh white, juicy, 



melting, rich, aromatic, excellent. September, October. Shoots 



slender, brownish-yellow. 



Seneca.* Large, obovate-pyriform ; stem nearly two inches long, 

 flattened at junction, with fleshy ridge ; basin large, irregular, light 

 yellow, bright green mottlings, black dots, blush on side ; flesh 

 white, fine-grained, melting, vinous, sprightly. Very good. 

 September. Fig. 706. 



Soldat Laboureur. Rather large, pyriform ; skin becoming yellow 

 when ripe, slightly russeted ; stalk rather stout, curved, slightly 

 sunk; cavity small, abrupt; basin small; flesh granular, melting, 

 juicy, and when well grown of a rich, vinous flavor ; variable, 

 often poor. Late autumn. Shoots erect, light greenish -brown. 

 Belgian. 



Soulange. Rather large, acute or conic, pyriform, or with neck 



