PEARS, 

 See Bon 



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Melting Bonchre'tien. 

 Chretien Fondante. 



Merriam, p. 536. 



Messire Jean. Medium, turbi- 

 nate, yellow and russet; 

 gritty; juicy, breaking, sweet. 

 November. French. 



Michaux. Medium, round, yel- 

 lowish-green; sweet, of mod- 

 erate quality. Early October. 



Miel de Waterloo. See Due de 

 Brabant. 



Mignonne d'Hiver. Medium, 

 obovate pyriform, rough, rus- 

 set; granular, rich, brisk, as- 

 tringent. November. Bel- 

 gian. 



Miller's Early. See Summer 

 Portugal. 



Millet of Angers. Medium, 

 conic, angular, greenish-yellow 

 and brown russet ; buttery, 

 very juicy, vinous, sometimes 

 astringent. December. 



Millot de Nancy, p. 521. 



Mitchell's Russet. Rather small, 

 inclining to conic obovate, 

 dark russet, rough; melting, 

 rich, perfumed. November. 

 111. 



Moccas. Medium, obovate, 

 green; juicy, not rich. De- 

 cember. 



Moire, p. 521. 



Mollett's Guernsey. Medium, 

 oval pyriform, yellowish- 

 green, somewhat russeted ; 

 melting, rich, buttery, vinous. 

 December. English. 



Monseigneur Affre. Medium, 

 roundish, rough greenish-rus- 

 set; granular; rich, perfumed. 

 November. 



Monseigneur des Hons. Rather 



small, pyriform, greenish-yel- 

 low with some russet; buttery 

 and melting, sweet, good, of 

 moderate quality. August. 

 French. 



Monsieur le Cure". See Vicar of 

 Winkfield. 



Montgeron, or New Frederick of 

 Wurtemburg. Medium, pyri- 

 form, yellow and orange; 

 melting, half buttery, rich, 

 perfumed. Late September. 



Montigny. See Countess of 

 Lunay. 



Moore's, p. 532. 



Moore's Pound. See Moore's. 



Moor-fowl Egg. An incorrect 

 name for Swan's Egg. 



Morgan. Large, oblate, green- 

 ish-yellow; flesh white, a little 

 gritty ; sweet, juicy, vinous. 

 October. N. C. 



Mount Vernon, p. 532. 



Moyamensing, p. 514. 



Muscadine, p. 514. 



Mulky. vSee Idaho. 



Muscat Petit. See Little Musk. 



Muscat Robert. Rather small, 

 greenish-yellow ; juicy, pleasant. 

 Late July. 



Musk Summer Bon Chretien. 

 See Summer Bon Chretien. 



Muskingum, p. 515. 



Musque. See Montigny. 



Nabours. Rather large, green- 

 ish-yellow; juicy, buttery, 

 sweet. Strong grower. Ga. 



Nantais, p. 521. 



Nantes. See Nantais. 



Napoleon, p. 521. 



Naumkeag. Medium, roundish, 

 yellow russet; melting, astrin- 

 gent. October. Mass. 



