586 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



GENERAL TODLEBEN. Fruit, very large, four inches and a 

 half long, and nearly four wide ; pyriform, ribbed round the apex. 

 Skin, yellow, covered with dots and patches of brown russet. Eye, 

 open, set in a wide furrowed basin. Stalk, an inch long, set in a small 

 narrow cavity. Flesh, with a rosy tinge like Josephine de Malines, 

 very melting and juicy, slightly gritty, with a rich, sugary, and 

 perfumed juice. 



A very excellent pear ; in use from December to February. The 

 tree is moderately vigorous, and bears abundantly. Mr. Blackmore 

 says it never ripens at Teddington. 



It was raised from seed sown in 1839, and the tree first produced fruit in 1855 

 when M. Fontaine, of Gheling, in Belgium, named it in honour of General Todleben, 

 the gallant defender of Sebastopol with whom it was my privilege to travel for 

 two days during a visit I paid to Russia in 1869. 



German Baker. See Uvedale's St. Germain. 

 German Muscat. See Muscat Allemande. 

 Gezeegende Peer. See Ah ! mon Dieu. 

 Gibson. See Andrews. 

 Giflard. See Beurre Giffard. 



GILOGIL (Bergamotte r Geerard ; Bellegarde ; Beurre Geerards ; 

 Ciree d'Hiver ; Garde E corse ; Gil-6-gile ; Gilot ; Gobert; Gros 

 Gilot; Gros Gobet; Teton de Venus). Fruit, very large ; roundish 

 turbinate. Skin, yellowish in the shade and brownish next the sun, 

 entirely covered with thin brown russet, so much so as to leave scarcely 

 any of the ground colour visible. Eye, large, open, with erect tooth- 

 like segments, set in a deep and plaited basin. Stalk, an inch long, 

 deeply inserted in a two-lipped cavity. Flesh, firm, crisp, sweet, and 

 juicy. 



An excellent stewing pear ; in use from November to February. The 

 tree is hardy, an excellent bearer, and succeeds well as a standard. 



Gilot. See Gilogil. 



De Glace. See Virgouleuse. 



GLOU MORCEAU (Beurre de Cambron; Beurre d 'Hardenpont ; 

 Beurre de Kent; Beurre Lombard; De Cambron; Colmar d'Hiver; 

 Glou Morgeau de Cambron ; Got Luc de Cambron ; Goulu Morgeau ; 

 Hardenpont d' Hiver ; Linden d' Automne ; Eoi de Wurtemberg). Fruit, 

 above medium size, three inches and a quarter long, and two and three- 

 quarters wide ; obovate, narrowing obtusely from the bulge to the eye 

 and the stalk. Skin, smooth, pale greenish yellow, covered with 

 greenish grey russet dots, and slight markings of russet. Eye, open, 

 with long flat leafy segments, set in a rather deep basin. Stalk, an 

 inch and a half long, rather slender, inserted in a narrow cavity. 

 Flesh, white, tender, smooth, and buttery, of a rich and sugary flavour. 



