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THE PEAB. 



Doyenne du Comic.^i. 



Doyenne du Cornice, of Angers. 

 Foreign. Tree, vigorous, prcductive. Fruit, large, obtuse pyrifoni. 

 greenish yellow, russet specks, red around stem ; stem, short: calyx, open ; 

 basin, deep : core, large ; flesh, yellowish v.-hite, melting, juicy, sugary ; 

 '• very good.'^ October, November. 



Doyenne Defais. 



Beurre Defais, | Doyenne D'Affay. 

 Foreign. Fruit, large, roundish ; skin, smooth, yello\\', often with a fine 

 red cheek ; stalk, stout, about one inch long, inserted in a deep cavity ; 

 calyx, spreading, placed in a deep, narrow basin ; flesh, fine, white-grained, 

 very buttery, melting, juicy, rich, high-flavored, and delicious. Tree, 

 robust, and a great bearer. •' Promises well.'' October. 



Doyenne Downing. 



Foreign. Raised and dedicated by M. Leroy (France) to the memory of 

 A. J. Downing. 



Fruit, medium, roundish, irregular; g^en yellowish, speckled with russet 

 dots; stem, short, obliquely inserted; flesh, white, crisp, juicy, sugary, 

 slightly acidulated, September. 



Doyenne Gaubalt. 



Chapen. 

 Foreign. Promises a valuable variety for orcharding, on Pear roots. 

 Fruit, medium to large, obovate acute pyriform : surface, uneven, dull pale 

 yellow, with a few traces of russet ; stem, short, thick flesh next the fruit; 

 calyx, small ; basin, deep; core, small; flesh, melting, juicy, sweet; ''very 

 good." November, December. 



Doyenne Robin. 



BeuiTe Eobin. 



Foreign, Fruit, rather large, bergamot-shaped, greenish, covered with 

 russet dots and spashes ; stem, usually very long and thick; deep, narrow 

 cavity: calyx, small, narrow: moderately deep basin; seed, large, black; 

 flesh, melling. somewhat granular; flavor, pleasant; quality, "very good." 

 Succeeds on Quince. September. 



Doyenne Sieulle. 



Benrre Sieulle, | Sieulle, | Bergamotte Sieulle. 

 Foreign. A variety requiring high culture ; does best on Quince, under 

 garden culture. Fruit, above medium, roundish oblong, dull yellowish 

 green, with fine red cheek in sun,, scattered russet specks; stem, stout; 

 calyx, open ; core, large : flesh, white, melting, sugary, vinous, juicy ; 

 '• very good,"' sometimes '• best," October, November, 



Doyenne Santellete. 



Sentilet. 

 Foreign. An old variety, little known. Tree, vigorous ; wood, stout, 

 yellowish. Fruit, above medium, roundish pyriform, dull yellowish green, 

 traces, streaks, and dots of russet, red in sun ; stem, long, slender ; calyx, 

 small, open ; flesh, yellowish white, vinous, melting, juicy ; '• very good." 

 October. 



