PEARS. 575 



Epargne. See Jargonelle. 



Eparonnais. See Duchesse d'Aiujouleme. 



EPINE DU MAS (Belle Epine du Mas ; Beurre de Rochoir ; Beurre 

 Rochechouart; Col mar du Lot ; Comte^ de Limoges ; Due de Bordeaux ; 

 Emife de Rochois ; Epine Duma* : Epine de R)chechouart). Fruit, 

 medium sized, three inches long, and two and a half wide ; pyriform. 

 Skin, pale lively green, thickly covered with large dots and patches 

 of brown russet on the shaded side ; but next the sun marked with 

 reddish brown and orange. Eye, small and open, set in a deeply 

 furrowed basin. Stalk, an inch long, stout, and inserted in a deep 

 cavity, prominently knobbed round the margin. Flesh, tender, half- 

 melting, juicy, and sweet, with but little flavour. 



In use during November and December. 



Epine Dumas. See Epine du Mas. 



Epine d'Ete. See Summer Thorn. 



Epine d'Ete de Bordeaux. See Monchdttard. 



Epine d'Ete Couleur de Rose. See Summer Thorn. 



Epine d'Ete Vert. See Summer Thorn. 



Epine d'Hiver. See Winter Thorn. 



Epine de Rochechouart. See Epine du Mas. 



Epine Rose. See Summer Rose. 



Epine Rose d'Hiver. See Winter Thorn. 



Epine Rose de Jean Lami. See Monchallard. 



Erzherzogin. See Archiduchesse d 1 Autnche. 



Eselsmaul. See Bequesne. 



Eselstopf. See Bequesne. 



Esperen. See Bcryamotte Esperen. 



ESPERINE (Grosse Louise du Nord). Fruit, large, two inches and 

 a half wide, and three and a quarter long ; obovate and blunt at the 

 stalk. Skin, yellow, with a greenish tinge, considerably dotted with 

 russet, and with patches of russet and a blush of red next the sun. 

 Eye, large and open, set in a pretty deep basin. Stalk, an inch long, 

 stout. Flesh, half-melting, juicy, and rather gritty, sweet, sprightly, 

 and perfumed. 



A good pear ; ripe in November. Mr. Blackmore says it is very 

 poor at Teddington. 



Etourneau. See Winter Xclis. 

 Escellentissime. See Fondante d'Automne. 



