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brownish red tinge next the sun. Eye, small and open, set in a rather 

 deep and narrow basin. Stalk, an inch and a half long. Flesh, 

 yellowish white, buttery, and melting, with a rich, sugary flavour. 



A pear of excellent quality ; ripe in September and October. The 

 tree is very hardy and an abundant bearer, often producing fruit on the 

 young shoots. At Teddington it is " small and inferior." 



DURONDEAU (Beurre Durondeau ; De Toncjre). Fruit, large and 

 handsome, regularly formed ; obtuse pyriform, and small at the stalk. 

 Skin, shining, as if varnished, on the side next the sun, where it is of 

 a lively crimson, marked with broken streaks of darker crimson, and 

 covered with large grey russet dots ; on the shaded side it is yellow, 

 with a thin crust of cinnamon russet, and large russet dots. Eye, 

 small and open, set in a rather deep cavity. Stalk, an inch long, very 

 slender, and inserted on the end of the fruit. Flesh, very tender, 

 melting, and very juicy, sweet, rich, and delicious. 



A first-rate and beautiful pear ; ripe in the end of October and 

 beginning of November. Mr. Blackmore says, " Very pretty and 

 a great bearer, but always acrid here." 



The original tree exists in the garden of the late M. Durondeau, at the village 

 of Tongre-Notre-Dame, near Ath, in Belgium. 



EARLY BERGAMOT (Bergamotte Precoce). Fruit, medium sized, 

 two inches and a half high, and two inches and three-quarters wide ; 

 roundish, and considerably flattened at the apex. Skin, green at first, 

 changing to pale greenish yellow as it ripens, and finely streaked with 

 brownish red on the side which is exposed to the sun. Eye, set in a 

 deep and slightly angular basin. Stalk, an inch long, stout, inserted 

 in a small and shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, 

 sugary, and agreeably perfumed. 



An early dessert pear, of second-rate quality ; ripe in August. The 

 tree is a vigorous grower, an abundant bearer, and succeeds well as a 

 standard. 



Early Beurre. See Ambrosia. 



Early Catherine (of America). See Early Eousselet. 



Early Charnock. See Charnock. 



Early Green. See Muscat Robert. 



Early Rose Angle. See Citron des Carmes. 



EARLY ROUSSELET (De Chypre ; Cypress ; Early Catherine (of 

 the Americans) ; Perdreaux ; Perdreaux Musgnee ; Bousselet Hdtif}. 

 Fruit, small ; pyriform. Skin, smooth, yellow in the shade, and bright 

 red next the sun, covered with grey dots. Eye, small, placed in a 

 shallow basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted without depression. 

 Flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, and juicy, sweet and perfumed. 



An early pear ; ripe in the end of July and beginning of August. 



