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Descriptive List and Index Pears. 



green ; melting, sweet, perfumed. De- 

 cember. Belgian. 



Lewis, p. 293. 



Liberale. Rather large, long pyriform, 

 greenish yellow, partly russeted ; juicy, 

 sweet, rich, aromatic. October. 



Lieutenant Poitevin. Large, greenish yel- 

 low : juicy, half melting. Late Winter. 

 French. 



Limon, p. 255. 



Little Muscat. Quite small, turbinate, yel- 

 low with brownish cheek ; breaking, 

 sweet, slightly musky. Middle of July. 

 French. Tolerably good. 



Little Musk; or, Primitive. See Little 

 Muscat. 



Locke's Beurre". Medium, roundish, obo- 

 vate, dull green ; juicy, vinous. Novem- 

 ber. Mass. 



Lodge, p 264. 



Long Green, p. 264. 



Long Green of Autumn, p. 264. 



Louis Dupont. Medium, obovate, green be- 

 coming yellow ; melting, juicy, sweet, per- 

 fumed. October. 



Louise Bonne. Large, pyriform. pale green ; 

 coarse, melting, moderately good. De- 

 cember. 



Louise Bonne d'Avranches. See Louise 

 Bonne of Jersey. 



Louise Bonne of Jersey, p. 264. 



Louise d' Orleans. See Urbaniste. 



Lycurgus, p. 289. 



Lyon. p 278 



Mabille. See Beurr^ Diel. 



Madame Ducar. Medium, oval, green be- 

 coming yellow ; very juicy, rich, perfumed. 

 August. Belgian. 



Madame Eliza, p. 264. 



Madame Millet. Medium, obovate, rich 

 russet ; half melting, rich, perfumed, 

 agreeable. March. French. 



Madeleine ; or, Magdalen, p. 252. 



Madotte. See Amadotte. 



Malconaitre d'Haspin. Large, roundish 

 obovate. dull yellow with a brown cheek ; 

 juicy, rich, melting, sub-acid, perfumed. 

 Oaober. 



Mansuette. Large, short pyriform, green- 

 ish yellow ; juicy, astringent baking. 

 September. 



March Bergamotte. Rather small, green, 

 partly russeted ; coarse, flavor moderate. 

 English. 



Marechal de la Cour. See Conseiller de la 

 Cour. 



Marechal Dillen. Large, somewhat obo- 

 vate, very irregular, pale green ; buttery, 

 juicy, rich. November. Belgian. 



Marechal Pelissier. Medium, ovate, yellow 

 and red. Late September. French. 



Marianne de Nancy. Large, pyriform, yel- 

 lowish green, thickly dotted ; coarse, juicy, 

 often poor. 



Marie Louise, p. 265. 



Marie Louise Nova. Rather large, pyriforra, 

 yellow with a brown cheek ; melting, 

 sometimes good, quickly decays. Septem- 

 ber. Belgian. 



Marie Parent. Large, pyriform, rich yellow ; 

 juicy, rich, perfumed, very good. Octo- 

 ber. Belgian. 



Martha Ann ; or, Dana's No. i. Medium, 

 long obovate, yellow ; juicy, sub-acid, 

 pleasant. November. Mass. 



Martin Sec. Small, somewhat pyriform, 

 deep yellow, russet and crimson ; granular, 

 half breaking, agreeable cooking. De- 

 cember. 



Mather. Rather small, obovate. russeted 

 and reddish ; buttery, pleasant. August. 

 Pa. 



Maynard. Medium, obovate pyriform, yel- 

 low with a red cheek ; juicy, rich. Late 

 July. 



McLaughlin, p. 289. 



McVean. Large, oblate pyriform, yellow ; 

 juicy, astringent. October. Monroe co., 



N. vr. 



Merriam, p. 284. 



Messire Jean. Medium, turbinate, yellow 

 and russet ; gritty, juicy, breaking, sweet. 

 November. French. 



Michaux. Medium, round, yellowish green ; 

 sweet, of moderate quality. Early October. 



Mignonne d'Hiver. Medium, obovate py- 

 riform, rough russet ; granular, rich, brisk, 

 astringent. November. Belgian. 



Miel de Waterloo. See Due de Brabant. 



Miller's Early. See Summer Portugal. 



Millot de Nancy, p 265. 



Mitchell's Russet. Rather small, inclining 

 to conic obovate, dark russet, rough ; 

 melting, rich, perfumed. November. 111. 



Moccas. Medium, obovate, green ; juicy, 

 not rich. December. 



Moore's Pound, p. 278. 



Moor-fowl Egg. An incorrect name for 

 Swan's Egg. 



