MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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becoming pale yellow, with sometimes a brownish cheek, marked with 

 brown dots over the whole surface ; calyx^ with open reflexed segments ; 

 stem, an inch or more long, rather slender, obliquely inserted without depres- 

 sion : cor^, small ; seeds, oblong ovate ; Jlesh,^ greenish white, juicy, sprightly : 

 ' very good." November to January. 



Nellis d'Hiver, 

 EoQne de Malines, 



Winter Nelis. 



Beurre de Malines, 

 La Bonne Malinoise, 



Milanaise Ouvclier, 

 Etourneau. 



Foreign, As a standard Winter pear, if we were to select but the one^ 

 it would be this variety. The tree is • vigorous, though with slender 

 diverging shoots ; very hardy : an early prolific bearer on Pear or Quince. 

 It requires rich, strong soil to produce good-sized fruit, and is well suited to 

 extensive planting on our Western lands. 



Fruity medium, roundish obovate, narrowing towards the stalk ; color ^ 

 yellowish green, much covered and dotted with gray russet : stem, rather 

 long, a little curved : cavity^ narrow: calyx., open, with short segments; 

 basin, shallow; core, medium; capsules, ovate; seeds, oblong pyriform, 

 curved ; Jlesh, yellowish white, buttery, melting, sugary, aromatic. Novem- 

 ber to middle January. 



