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THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



ZEPHIRIN LOUIS. Fruit, rather below medium size, two inches 

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

 in its outline. Skin, thickly speckled all over with large dark brown 

 russet patches and dots, greenish yellow on the shaded side, and dark 

 rusty red next the sun, but which becomes bright vermilion when quite 

 ripe. Eye, very small and open, set in a deep basin. Stalk, short, 

 inserted in a small round cavity. Flesh, coarse-grained, crisp, or 

 rather half-buttery, juicy, sweet, briskly flavoured, and with a pleasant 

 flowery perfume. 



A dessert pear of ordinary quality ; ripe in December and January. 

 It was raised by M. Gregoire, of Jodoigne. 



LISTS OF SELECT PEARS, 

 ARRANGED IN THEIR ORDER OF RIPENING. 



I. COLLECTIONS OF SIX VARIETIES FOR PYRAMIDS, BUSHES, OR 



ESPALIERS. 



1. 



Jargonelle, Aug. Urbaniste, Oct. Catinka, Dec. 



Williams's Bon Chretien, Soldat Esperen, Nov. Ne Plus Meuris, Jan., Apr. 



Sept. 



Citron des Cannes, A ug. Nouveau Poiteau, Nov. Beurre Sterckmans, Jan., 



Louise Bonne of Jersey, Rousselet Enfant Prodigue, Feb. 



Oct. Dec. 

 Vineuse, Sept., Oct. 



3. 



Beurr6 de Mans, Aug. Van Mons Ljon Leclerc, Doyenne Defays, Dec. 



Beurre d'Amanlis, Sept. Nov. Glou MorQeau, Dec., Jan. 

 Baronne de Mello, Oct. 



Bloodgood, Aug. Seckle, Oct. Monarch, Dec., Jan. 



Doctor Hogg Bergamot, Marie Louise, Nov. Beurre Ranee, Jan., Apr. 

 Aug., Sept. 



5. 



Peach, Aug. Doyenne du Cornice, Oct., Winter Nelis, Nov., Feb. 



Fondante d'Autoiune, Nov. Josephine deMalines, Jan., 



Sept., Oct. Gansel-Seckle, Nov. Feb. 



6. 



Summer Rose, Aug. Duchesse d'Or'eans, Oct. Jewess, Dec. 



Navez Peintre, Sept. Figue de Naples, Nov. Zephirin Gregoire, Jan. 



