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slightly depressed. The colour is yellow, dotted green 

 and fawn. The flesh is half-melting, sugary, juicy, and 

 well-flavoured. Is cut in the first week of November 

 and matures in December-January. It is an excellent 

 fruit for the amateur. 



62. COMTESSE DE PARIS. The tree is not vigorous, 

 but fairly productive. The fruit is always in pairs or 

 triplets. It is pear-shaped, rather elongated, smooth, 

 light green or yellowish green, dotted all over with 

 brown or black. The flesh is white, half- melting, sugary, 

 and acidulous. The fruit is cut towards the end of 

 October and ripens in December. 



63. MADAME BALLET. The tree is very vigorous 

 and well productive, prefers the full sunshine with 

 copious waterings. The fruit is large, ovoid, with 

 uneven skin. The colour is golden yellow. The flesh 

 is half-melting, juicy, of good quality. It is cut in the 

 last week of October or early in November^ matures 

 in December, but keeps well for a long time. It is 

 a fine pear for the market. 



64. VIRGINIE BALTET. The tree is fairly large, and 

 is very vigorous and well productive, prefers a deep 

 moist soil in full sunshine. The fruit is large, broadly 

 pear-shaped, with uneven rind, and is generally produced 

 in couplets. The colour is light yellow. The flesh is 

 white, or shaded pink, very melting and sugary, of 

 exquisite quality. The fruit is cut in the second week 

 of November, and matures late in November or in 

 December. It is an excellent late autumn or winter 

 pear for amateurs, but keeps too badly to be a good 

 fruit for the market. 



65. LA FRANCE. The tree is vigorous, with long 

 upright branches and small roundish foliage, and has 

 a dense habit of growth. It is very productive. The 

 fruit is produced generally in clusters of two to four, and 

 has an irregular round shape, rather flat, or spheroidal, 



