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obtuse-obconic ; skin greenish yellow, thickly dotted, 

 slightly russeted ; stalk an inch or more long, oblique ; 

 calyx small, basin narrow, irregular ; buttery, rather rich, 

 gritty at core, second rate. Late autumn. Flemish. 



King Edward's. (Syn. Jackman's Melting.) Large or 

 medium, neck acute, obconic ; surface rough, greenish 

 yellow, with a dull reddish cheek ; and some patches of 

 greenish russet ; stalk half an inch to an inch long ; calyx 

 small, erect, scarcely sunk ; flesh buttery, melting, some- 

 times good, often rather acid and astringent. Handsome, 

 second-rate. Mid-autumn. 



Long Green. (Syn. Long Green of Autumn, Verte Longue, 

 Mouthwater.) Rather large, long-pyriform, neck long, 

 narrow, rather acute, body ovate-conical, or tapering to 

 the crown ; surface uniformly green ; stalk an inch or 

 little more long, often oblique, not sunk ; calyx scarcely 

 sunk, often prominent, reflexed ; flesh very juicy, with a 

 high, nearly first-rate or good second-rate flavor. 



The Verte Longue Panache, or Striped Long Green, is a 

 worthless sub-variety of the above, with striped skin. 



LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY. (Syn. Louise Bonne de 

 Jersey, Louise Bonne d'Avranches.) Large pyriform, 

 neck somewhat obconic, body approaching oblong, taper- 

 ing slightly to obtuse or flattened crown ; slightly one- 

 sided ; surface smooth, pale yellowish green, with a 

 brownish red cheek; stalk an inch to an inch and a half 

 long, often fleshy at insertion, little sunk ; basin shallow; 

 flesh yellowish white, very juicy, buttery, melting, rich, 

 faintly sub-acid, fine. Ripens mid-autumn ; late autumn 

 far north, early autumn at Cincinnati. Very productive; 

 succeeds admirablv and grows with great vigor on quince 

 stocks, and should be worked on no other. Shoots dark 

 brown or purple ; serratures of the leaves rather coarse. 

 This fine variety, like the Bartlett, is hardly of the highest 

 quality, but is eminently valuable for its large, fair fruit, 

 free growth, and great productiveness. 



Madotte. Large, pyriform, smooth, yellow, with a little 

 russet ; stalk one inch long, thick at ends, not sunk ; flesh 



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