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sugary, and excellent in flavor. Season, middle of September. 

 Originated in Dubuque, Towa. The tree has proven very hardy in 

 Iowa. 



McLaughlin. Large, pyramidal pyriform, and often obovate; 

 color greenish yellow, and yellow when ripe; skin rough, with some 

 russeting; stalk short, oblique, and inserted at surface without 

 cavity. Flesh juicy, melting, sweet, rich, perfumed, very good. 

 Season, early winter. Grown east of the lakes. Maine. 



Madame Millet. Very large, short obovate, or turbinate, and 

 rather uneven in outline; color yellow, nearly covered with light 

 russet; stem short, stout, obliquely inserted with the axis of the 

 fruit, without depression; eye open, set in a wide and quite deep 

 basin. Flesh tender, melting, juicy, richly flavored. Keeps into 

 winter. Often grown as a dwarf. Belgium. 



Madame Treyve. Medium, obovate pyriform; color pale yellow, 

 with bright red cheek, some russet, and numerous brown dots; stem 

 slender, inserted in narrow cavity; basin narrow, round, regular. 

 Flesh white, melting, juicy, rich, sweet, very good. Season, Sep- 

 tember. Quite a favorite on the quince. France. 



Madeleine (M agdeleri) . Medium to small, obovate, slightly pyri- 

 form; color yellowish green, often with brownish shade where ex- 

 posed; stalk one and one-half inches long, slender, inserted in very 

 narrow small cavity; basin shallow. Flesh juicy, melting, slightly 

 acid, with delicate rich flavor, very good. France. 



Marguerite (Petite Marguerite). Medium, oblate, obtuse, pyri- 

 form, with uneven surface; color greenish yellow and pale yellow 

 when mature, with brownish red cheek and numerous greenish dots; 

 stalk long, slightly curved, inserted in a narrow quite deep cavity; 

 basin quite large and somewhat corrugated. Flesh white, half fine, 

 buttery, juicy, melting, sweet, very good to best. A dessert variety, 

 doing well near the lakes and in Ontario, Canada. France. 



Marie Louisa. Large, pyriform, with curved axis, body some- 

 what oblong; color greenish yellow when mature, with some russeting; 

 stalk one and one-half inches long, quite stout, usually oblique, 

 inserted without cavity. Flesh buttery, melting, vinous, quality 

 variable, but usually very good. Belgium. 



Merriam. Quite large, nearly round, but approaching oblate; 

 color yellow, with some russeting; stalk short, quite stout, inserted in 

 small cavity, with one side enlarged; basin shallow and corrugated. 



