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Fig. 358. Pear. Marguerite Marillat. 



Marguerite Marillat (tig. 358). A variety of considerable merit; pro- 

 lific and hardy. Fruit large pyriform, even, brightly coloured, and richly 



aromatic. In season in 

 September. Grown largely 

 in Jersey. 



Marie Louise d'Ueele. 

 A juicy and richly fla- 

 voured pear, ripe in the 

 middle of October. Fruit 

 rather large and handsome, 

 obovoid, coated with pale 

 cinnamon russet. Although 

 not so fine as the old " Marie 

 Louise", it is a superior 

 cropper. 



Doyenne Boussoeh. 

 A handsome pear, ripe in 

 October, but should be 

 picked early. Fruit very 

 large, roundish obovoid, 

 lemon yellow, covered with 



large, rough, russety dots; more highly flavoured fruits in southern parts 

 of the kingdom. 



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Marie Louise. One of the finest and most richly flavoured pears, ripe 

 in October and November. Fruit large, oblong obovoid, smooth, pale 

 green, becoming yellow with maturity, and marked with thin brown 

 russet. The tree is hardy and free growing, and when grown against a 

 wall produces one of the finest pears known. 



Souvenir du Congres. An excellent, highly perfumed pear, ripe 

 from the end of August and during September, and somewhat resembling 

 'Williams' Bon Chretien", from which it is a seedling. Fruit large, oblong 

 obovoid, wavy in outline, thickly covered with smooth cinnamon-brown 

 russet, with here and there patches of yellow, and streaks of bright crimson 

 flushed with brown on the sunny side. 



Fondante d'Automne. A deliciously juicy pear, ripe in September 

 and October. Fruit large, obovoid, lemon yellow tinged with green, and 

 flaked with pale-brown russet. An excellent variety on Pear or Quince 

 stock, and suitable for market gardens and orchards in southern localities. 



Citron des Carmes (or Madeleine). A valuable early pear, ripe in 

 July and August in the south. Fruits small to medium, roundish or 

 obovoid, yellowish, sugary. Tree hardy and prolific. 



St. Swithins. An early pear, ripe in July and early August. Fruit 

 below medium size, obovoid, grass green, dotted and mottled with russet, 

 faintly flushed on sunny side. Tender, juicy, and sweet, but not 

 fine-flavoured. 



