PEAR GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 

 Lucrative (Belle Lucrative). 



269 



Origin Flemish. , Medium size, variable in form from globular to 

 obtuse pyriform. Stalk 1] inch long, often fleshy, oblique. Cavity 

 small and narrow. Calyx short, open. Flesh juicy, melting, rich, 

 sugary, delicious. Season last of September. (Description by Brack- 

 ett.)* Quality medium in California. 



Madeleine Early (French). 



Small, obovate pyriform, stalk long and slender, set on the side of 

 a small swelling pale yellowish green, rarely brownish blush; calyx 

 small, in shallow furrowed basin ; flesh white, juicy, delicate. (Descrip- 

 tion by Wickson.)* Quality good in California. 



Marguerite Marillat. 



Size very large. Color yellow, blushed. Stem short, stout, usually 

 inserted almost at a right angle. This trait is apparently a character- 



FIG. 73. Marguerite Marillat. 



istic of the variety. Flesh fine grained, buttery, melting, rich, juicy, 

 sweet, somewhat like Bartlett, which it equals in quality. Ripe 

 September 20. (Description by A. L. Wisker.) 



* "The Pear and How to Grow It." 

 Agriculture. 



*"California Fruits," seventh edition. 



Farmers' Bulletin 482, U. S. Department of 



