MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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DOCTOR. 

 The Doctor. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland, in 1842. The tree is of 

 healthy habit, not extremely vigorous, spreading, 

 rounded in form, bearing even to excess of fruit, so 

 much so, that unless well cultivated, the fruit becomes 

 small. Original soil, gravelly loam. 



Fruit j medium, roundish heart shape, with a suture 

 extending all round ; color, light yellow and red, the 

 latter most prevailing ; flesh, white, tinged with pale 

 yellow, juicy, tender, sweet, with a delicious flavor ; 

 pit, small; stem, rather slender, in a round, regular 

 basin. It ripens early in June, and will hang until 

 July. 



ELTON. 



Bigarreau Conlcur de chair, 

 Flesh Colored Bigarreau, 

 Gros Bigarreau Couleur du chair, 

 Gros Bigarreau Blanc, 

 Bigarreau a Gros Fruit Blanc, 



Large Heart-Shaped Bigarreau, erroneously, 



Bigarreau de Eocmont, 



Cceur de Pigeon, 



Bigarreau Belle de Eocmont, 



Guigne Gros Blanche, of some. 

 Bigarreau Common, 

 Belle Audigeoise. 



Raised in England, in 1806. Its superior quali- 

 ties have made it a great traveller, and although 

 often introduced to notice, under a new name, it is 

 always worthy place. 



The trees grow vigorously, with a spreading, rather 

 drooping habit ; leaves, with purplish foot stalks. 

 First introduced to this country in 1823. 



Fruit , large, long heart shape, pointed ; color, 

 beautiful light yellow ground, mottled and streaked 

 with bright glossy red ; flesh, yellowish, radiating 

 lines not bold, half tender, when fully ripe, nearly 

 tender, juicy, sweet, with an exceedingly rich, high 

 flavor; pit, above medium, oval, rounded, with a 

 sharp point ; stem, long and slender, set in a rather 

 deep basin ; very productive. Last of June. 



