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FIG. 70. Le Lectier. 



PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



Le Lectier. 



Origin France. Size medium. Color 

 yellow, slight russet. Dots green, incon- 

 spicuous. Shape oblong pyriform. Calyx 

 closed. Basin small, rather wide, corru- 

 gated. Stem fleshy, 1 inch to 1J inch. 

 Cavity absent. Quality good. Grown only 

 experimentally. Season medium. 



Louise (Louise Bonne de Jersey). 



Size large. Color green. The 

 surface of the skin is covered abun- 

 dantly with conspicuous large deep 

 green dots. Shape oblong pyri- 

 form. Calyx open. Basin small, 

 shallow and corrugated. Stem light, 

 1 inch to 1 inch long, inserted 

 obliquely. Cavity absent. Quality 

 good. An early fall variety little 

 grown in the state. Some good 

 specimens have been seen in the 

 Santa Clara Valley. The trees are 

 large and said to be productive. It 

 is claimed that this variety is better 

 when grown as a dwarf than when 

 on standard stock. 



FIG. 71. Leaf of Louise. 



FIG. 



Louise. 



