THE WHITE DOYENNE' PEAR. 



White Doyenne'. Pomologlcal Magazine, vol. ii. pi. 60. 



St. Michael, of Boston. 

 A'lUGALiEU, of New York. 

 Butter Pear, of Philadelphia. 

 Doyenne' Blanc, of French authors 

 White Beurre', 

 Snow Pear, 

 Poire de Limon, 



According to Cat. of 

 Lon. Hort. Soc. 



Poire Niege, 

 Poire de Seigneur, 

 Bonne Ente, 

 Beurre' Blanc, 

 Pine Pear, 

 A CouRTE Queue, 

 Dean's, &c., &;c., 



According to Cat. of 

 Lon. Hort. Soc. 



The White Doyenne is the Avorld-renowned pear, and 

 one that has been— if it is not at the present time — 

 more extensively cuUivated than any other. The proof 

 of its popularity is the great number of names that have 

 been given to it, both in Europe and this country. As 

 the St. Michael, Virgalieu or Butter pear, it is familiar 

 to all who know anything of a pear in the Eastern or 

 Middle States. So strong are our early associations 

 connected with it, that we form our opinion of every 

 new pear by a comparison Avith this; nor were the 

 older pomologists mistaken in their estimate of the White Doyenne; for 

 it still is, when ripened in perfection, unrivalled by few, and surpassed 

 by none, of more recent introduction. 



Unfortunately, the White Doyenne for a long time has failed to per- 

 fect its fruit in many parts of the country, more particularly in New 

 England, and its cultivation has been neglected for other and more cer- 

 tain sorts ; but in New York and the W^estern States it still matures 

 its superb fruit in abundance and perfection. Whether it will ever be 

 restored to its original excellence in localities heretofore affected re- 

 mains to be seen ; but luckily we have it in our means to obviate its 

 defects in some degree ; after an experience of several years we have 

 found it to produce the finest specimens upon the quince stock, when 

 other trees upon the pear, growing side by side, have borne nothing 

 but spotted, cracked, and worthless fruit. 



The White Doyenne is of French origin, and was one of the first 

 good dessert pears brought to this country nearly a century ago. Un- 

 der favorable conditions it groAvs freely, and produces immense crops. 

 It prefers a rich, deep, Avarm soil, and if it can always have such a loca- 

 tion it will rarely fail to mature the finest fruit. It flourishes admirably 

 as a pyramid on the quince, and is one of the feAv sorts that make large 

 vigorous trees on that stock. It bears at an early age, even upon the 

 pear. 



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