MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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Povennfi d'Hiver, 

 Doyenne du Printemps, 

 Bergamotte de la Pentecote, 

 l^euiTi'! de la Pentecote, 

 Beurre d"Iliver de Bruxelles, 



Beurre Easter. 



Beun-e Eoup^, 



Du Patre, 



Beurre de Paques, 



Phillippe de Paques, 



Bezi CbaumontcUe tres gros, 



Chaumontcl tres groa, 

 Canning, 



Seigneur d'Hiver, 

 Pater Noster. 



Foreign. Requires rich, warm soil, and somo 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 

 check; stejn. medium to short; cavity, rather deep : calyx, generally small; 

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

 form ; Jlesh, white, buttery, juicy, sweet. January to JNlay. 



Beurre St. IVicnoLAs. 

 St. Nicholas, I Duchess of Orleans. 

 Foreign. Tree, moderately vi^^orous, upright, olive-colored wood, leaves 



