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cheek. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, sugary, with a tine aroma. Tree 

 fairly robust, comes into bearing early, and yields well. 



Seckle. 



Passe Colmar (Anctnati d'Hiver, lleurre de Argenson, Beurre Colmar 

 Colmar Bonnet, Colmar Dare, Colmar Epineux, Colmar d? Harden - 

 Fondante de Mons). -A well-known, excellent, and popular- 

 Belgian variety. Fruit medium size and over, varying from obovate 

 to obtuse -pyriform, and ripening 1 in the autumn. Skin deep yellow, 

 thickly sprinkled with brown russet. Flesh yellowish-white, very 

 juicy, tender, melting, sugary, vinous, with a rich aromatic flavour. 

 Tree strong, pyramidal, and a free bearer. 



Peach Pear (Poire Peche). An excellent early dessert Pear of 

 Belgian origin. Fruit medium size to large, roundish or irregularly 

 oval, and ripens very early. Skin smooth, greenish-yellow, with a 

 blush of red on the sunny side, and netted and dotted with russet. 

 Flesh yellowish-white, very juicy, melting, sugary, vinous, with a 

 rich flavour. Tree moderate in growth and very productive. 



Pitmaston Duchess (Pitmaston Dtichesse d"A?igouleme). An excellent 

 English variety raised from Dachesse d'Angouleme. Fruit large, 

 oblong-obovate, and ripens late in the summer. Skin yellow, marked 

 with light russet. Flesh yellowish-white, juicy, melting, and niiely 

 flavoured. Tree vigorous and prolific. 



Poire de tterriays. A first-class variety of French origin. Fruit 

 medium size, rouiidish-obovate. and ripens at mid-season. Skin 

 greenish-yellow, with a shade of brown on the sunny side, and 



