MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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Doyenne d'Hiver, 

 Doyenne du Printemps, 

 Bergamotte de la Pentecote, 

 Beurre" de la Pentecote, 

 Beurre d'Hiver de Bruxelles, 



BEURRE EASTER. 



Beun-6 Roupe", 



Du Patre, 



Beurre de Paques, 



Phillippe de Paques, 



Bezi Chaumontclle tree gros, 



Chaumontel tres groa, 

 Canning, 

 Seigneur d'lliver, 

 Pater Noster. 



Foreign. Requires rich, warm soil, and some care in ripening, when it 

 is one of the very finest of pears. It is best on Quince. 



Fruit, large, globular obtuse pyriform } color, yellowish green, with rus- 

 set spots, and occasional specimens grown in sun have a brownish russet 

 cheek ; stem, medium to short ; cavity, rather deep j calyx, generally small ; 

 basin, narrow, rather deep ; core, medium ; seeds, long, ovate acute pyri- 

 form ; flesh, white, buttery, juicy, sweet. January to May. 



BEURRE ST. NICHOLAS. 

 St. Nicholas, I Duchess of Orleans. 

 Foreign. Tree, moderately vigorous, upright, olive-colored wood, leavei 



