374 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



. Large, obtuse, pyriform ; greenish yel- 

 low; rather coarse, juicy, buttery, melting, sweet. Sep- 

 tember. Pennsylvania. 



Livingston Virgalieu, Medium, roundish ; greenish 

 yellow ; whitish, juicy, sweet, pleasant. September. 

 Pennsylvania. 



Madam Eliza. Large, acute, pyriform ; light yellow, 

 traces of russet ; fine, juicy, melting, sweet, perfumed. 

 October. Tree a good grower. Belgium. 



Maurice Desportes, Medium to large, acute pyri- 

 form ; dull yellow, with russet ; fine-grained, melting, 

 sweet. October. Tree a vigorous grower and produc- 

 tive. France. New. 



Marie Louise. Large, long pyriform; yellow, mottled 

 with russet ; very buttery, melting, vinous, sweet. Octo- 

 ber. Belgium. A fine, old sort, but variable in some 

 localities. 



Marie Louise d'Uccles, Above medium, roundish, 

 pyriform ; yellow, shaded with brown in sun, netted and 

 patched with russet; juicy, melting, vinous, a little 

 astringent. September. Belgium. New. 



Mount Vernon. Medium or above, roundish, pyriform ; 

 russet 011 yellow, brown red in sun ; granulated, juicy, 

 melting, slightly vinous, peculiar flavor. November. 

 Massachusetts. A promising, new American sort. 



Nantais (BEURRE DE NANTES). Large, long, pyriform ; 

 greenish yellow, with a red cheek; melting, juicy, sweet, 

 pleasantly perfumed. October. France. 



Nouveau Poitean. Origin Belgium. Large, pyriform ; 

 greenish, with patches and dots of russet ; flesh whitish, 

 buttery, melting, juicy, sugary, vinous. Late Autumn. 

 Tree a very vigorous, upright grower, and productive ; a 

 beautiful tree and a noble fruit, but quality variable, often 

 pasty and insipid. 



