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hardy, vigorous, upright, and a free bearer. A good Pear for exporting 

 to Europe. 



Madame Cole. 



Louise Botme of Jersey (Bergamotte d'Avranches, Beurrc <CArnn<ln'<', 

 Bonne de Longiteval, De Jersey, William the Fourth). An excellent and 

 popular French dessert Pear. Fruit medium size or over, pyriform, and 

 ripens at mid-season. Skin pale green, brownish-red next the sun, and 

 thickly covered with brown and grey dots. Flesh greenish- white, juicy, 

 and melting, with a rich vinous rLivour. Tree vigorous and very prolific. 

 fr Madame Cole. A first-class Australian variety raised in Victoria by 

 the late Mr. J. C. Cole from the Winter Nelis, hybridised with Beurre 

 Clcdrgeau. Fruit medium size, roundish-ovate, frequently irregular. 

 Skin almost covered with reddish russet. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sugary, 

 with a rich flavour. Ripens late and keeps well. 



^Madame Elize (Madame Eliza). A popular Belgian variety. Fruit 

 large, ovate-pyriform. Skin pale yellow, with patches, tracings, and dots 

 of reddish-brown russet. Flesh melting, juicy, with a rich and slightly 

 vinous flavour. Ripens late, and will keep two or three months. Tree 

 robust and prolific. 



