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curved, and set in strifling depression; calyx small and set in a very slight 

 depression; flesh whitish, buttery, very juicy and melting, with peculiarly rich, 

 spicy flavor and aroma. 



Hoiuell (Connecticut). Rather large, roundish pyriform, light waxen yellow, 

 often with finely-shaded cheek thickly sprinkled with minute russet dots and 

 some russet patches ; stalk medium, without cavity and sometimes lipped ; some- 

 times in small cavity; calyx open in large, uneven basin; flesh whitish, juicy, 

 brisk, vinous. 



Duchess d'Angouleme (France). Very large, oblong obovate; somewhat 

 uneven, knobby surface; dull greenish yellow, streaked and spotted with russet; 

 stalk long, stout, bent, deeply set in irregular cavity; calyx set in somewhat 

 knobby basin ; flesh white, butterv. and juicy, with rich flavor. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey (France.) Larere oblong pyriform, a little one-sided; 

 glassy, pale green in shade, brownish red in the sun, numerous gray dots; stalk 

 curved, rather obliquely inserted, without depression, or with a fleshy, enlarged 

 base ; calyx open in a shallow uneven basin ; flesh very juicy, and melting, rich, 

 and excellent ; very prolific. 



Beurre Diel (Belgium). Large, varying from obovate to obtuse pyriform; 

 skin rather thick, lemon yellow, becoming orange yellow, marked with large 

 brown dots and marblings of russet; stalk stout, curved in rather uneven cavity; 

 calyx nearly closed in slightly furrowed basin ; flesh yellowish white, a little 

 coarse-grained near the core; rich, sugary, buttery, delicious. 



White Doyenne; syn. Virgalieu (French.) Medium to large, regular, obo- 

 vate ; smooth, clear pale yellow sprinkled with small dots, sometimes red cheeked ; 

 stalk brown, little curved, in small round cavity; calyx small, closed in shallow 

 basin; flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, rich, and high flavored. 



Beurre Bosc (Belgium.) Large pyriform, a little uneven, often tapering long 

 and gradually into the stalk; skin pretty smooth, dark yellow, dots and streaks 

 of cinnamon russet, slightly red on one side ; stalk long, rather slender, curved ; 

 calyx short, in shallow basin; flesh white, melting, buttery, rich, with slightly 

 perfumed flavor. 



Onondaga; syn. Swan's Orange (Connecticut). Large, obtuse, oval pyriform, 

 neck very short and obtuse, body large and tapering to obtuse apex ; flesh melting, 

 sprightly, vinous. A vigorous, upright grower, healthy; yellow shoots; sells well 

 in distant markets. 



Beurre Clairgeau (France.) Large, pyriform, but with unequal sides; yellow, 

 shaded with orange and crimson, thickly covered with russet dots, sometimes 

 sprinkled with russet ; stalk short, stout and fleshy, inserted by a lip at an inclina- 

 tion almost without depression ; when lip is absent, the cavity is uneven ; calyx 

 open; flesh yellowish, buttery, juicy, granular, sugary, perfumed, vinous; apt to 

 ripen early for a winter pear. 



Beurre d'Anjou (France). Large, obtuse pyriform; stem, short, thick, and 

 fleshy, in a cavity, surrounded by russet; calyx small, open in small capity, rus- 

 setted ; skin greenish, sprinkled with russet, sometimes shaded with dull crimson, 

 brown .and crimson dots; flesh whitish, not very fine, melting, juicy, brisk, vinous 

 flavor, perfumed ; tree a fair grower, but somewhat affected by fungus. 



Dana's Hovey; syn. Winter Seckel (Massachusetts). Small, obovate, obtuse 

 pyriform ; greenish yellow or pale yellow, with much russet and brown dots ; 

 stalk rather short; a little curved, set in slight cavity, sometimes lipped; calyx 

 open and basin small; flesh, yellowish, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic. 



Vicar of Winkfield (France.) Large and long pvriform; pale yellow, fair 

 and smooth, sometimes with brownish cheek and marked with small brown dots ; 

 stalk slender, obliquely inserted without depression; calyx large, open, set in a 

 basin very slightly sunk; flesh greenish yellow, juicy, with good sprightly flavor. 



