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THE FRUIT GROWERS GUIDE. 



COLMAR D'F^. Fruit small, roundish obovate ; skin 

 smooth, greenish yellow, mottled and freckled with 

 dull red ; flesh yellowish, half melting, j uicy, and 

 sweet ; ripe early in September. Tree hardy, 

 vigorous, and a profuse bearer, succeeding as a stan- 

 dard, and on the quince ; a pear for juveniles. 



COMTE DEFL ANDRE. Fruit very large, pyriform ; skin 

 almost covered with russety freckles ; flesh yellow- 

 ish, melting, juicy, richly flavoured and perfumed ; 

 ripe in November and December. Tree healthy, 

 and fruitful on the quince; also double-grafted. 



COMTE DE LAMY. Fruit small to medium, roundish 

 obovate ; skin yellowish green, flushed with 

 brownish red, and strewn with russety dots ; flesh 

 white, tender, buttery, melting, sugary, and highly 

 flavoured ; ripe in October. Tree hardy, a constant 

 bearer, and succeeds on the quince ; considered by 

 some connoisseurs to be the best of the autumn pears. 



CONFERENCE. Fruit large, long pyriform; skin smooth, 

 shining, dotted with russet ; flesh yellow, tinted 

 with salmon, juicy and well flavoured ; a handsome 

 and comparatively new pear, ripe early in October. 



CRASANNE. Fruit medium to large, roundish, and 

 flattened ; skin greenish yellow, veined and dotted 

 with grey russet ; flesh white, buttery, melting, 

 tender, richly flavoured and finely perfumed ; ripe 

 in November and December. Tree healthy and 

 vigorous ; bears best on the extension system. 



CRAWFORD. Fruit small to medium, obovate ; skin 

 greenish yellow, changing to pale yellow, and tinged 

 with brownish red ; flesh white, buttery, juicy, 

 with sweet refreshing flavour ; ripe in August. Tree 

 hardy, vigorous, and an abundant bearer ; succeeds 

 as a standard in cold localities. 



DANA'S HOVEY. Fruit small, obovate ; skin greenish 

 .yellow, dotted with pale russet ; flesh melting, 

 juicy, and delicious ; ripe in November and 

 December. Tree healthy and a neat grower, bearing 

 well double-grafted. An American variety, and one 

 of the sweetest of pears. 



DELICES D'HARDENPONT. Fruit medium to large, 

 oblong obovate, irregular ; skin smooth, greenish 

 yellow, with pale russety dots ; flesh white, tender, 

 buttery, melting, with a perfumed flavour ; ripe in 

 November. Tree tender, succeeds on the quince, 

 and bears freely against a wall. 



DOYENNE D'ALENCON. Fruit medium, oval ; skin 

 greenish yellow, dotted all over with grey or green 

 dots ; flesh yellowish, tender, buttery, melting, 

 slightly gritty at the core, sweet, and highly 

 flavoured ; ripe in December to March. Tree 

 healthy and bears freely, succeeding on the quince. 



DOYENNE BOUSSOCH. Fruit very large, roundish ob- 

 ovate ; skin lemon,' covered with russety dots ; 

 flesh yellowish white, tender, melting, juicy, brisk, 

 vinous, and agreeably perfumed ; ripe in October, 

 but soon over. Tree healthy, and a good bearer, 

 succeeding on the quince. 



DOYENNE DU COMICE. Fruit large, obovate, slightly 

 bossed ; skin greenish yellow, flushed with russet ; 

 flesh yellowish white, tender, buttery, melting, 

 juicy, richly flavoured, and delicately perfumed ; 

 ripe in October and November. Tree healthy, and 

 a good bearer, succeeding on the quince ; one of 

 the best late autumn pears. 



DOYENNE DEFAYS. Fruit small to medium, roundish 

 obovate ; skin yellow, covered with cinnamon 

 russet on the sun side ; flesh tender, melting, juicy, 

 with a musky aroma ; ripe in October and Novem- 

 ber. Tree hardy, and a free bearer. 



DR. HOGG. Fruit small to medium, obovate ; skin 

 patched with russet, brownish red on the exposed 

 side, changing to bright red when mature ; flesh 

 melting, sweet, but sometimes gritty at the core ; 

 ripe in September. Tree very prolific. 



DUCHESSE D'ANGOULEME. Fruit large, sometimes very 

 large, roundish obovate, uneven, and bossed ; skin 

 greenish yellow, changing to dull yellow, veined 

 and freckled with pale brown russet ; flesh white, 

 buttery, and melting, rich when well ripened, but 

 frequently coarse, yet juicy and sweet ; ripe in 

 October and November. Tree healthy, vigorous, 

 bears freely, especially on the quince. 



DCJCHESSE DE BORDEAUX. Fruit medium, roundish 

 oblate ; skin yellow, almost entirely covered with 

 pale brown russet, and sometimes flushed with 

 brown ; flesh melting, juicy, and richly flavoured ; 

 ripe in January. Tree a moderate grower and good 

 bearer ; succeeds double-grafted. 



Du RONDEAU. Fruit large and handsome, obtuse pyri- 

 form, and small at the stalk ; skin shining, yellow, 

 flushed on the sun side with crimson streaked 

 with darker crimson ; flesh tender, melting, juicy, 

 sweet and agreeably flavoured ; ripe in October and 

 November. Tree healthy, and bears freely on the 

 pear or quince. A good pear for commercial pur- 

 poses. 



EASTER BEURRE. Fruit large, obovate ; skin yellowish 

 green, strewn with russety dots and patches, brown- 

 ish tinge next the sun ; flesh white, buttery, juicy, 

 and richly flavoured ; ripe in January to March. 

 Tree hardy, and a good bearer ; succeeds double- 

 grafted, and requires a wall in clay soils. 



