TJNTICSTED VARIETIES, ETC. 379 



Doyenne Rose. 



Foreign. Fruit, above medium, oblong, ovate pyriform, yellow, blush 

 rod cheek, patches and dots of russet : stem, stout, set without depression; 

 calyx, with short, stiff segments ; core, small ; flesh, white, coarse, jUicy ; 

 '' good.*' October. 



Duchess d'Alost. 



Comtesse d'Alost, | Delices dAlost. 

 Large, elongated pyriform. or oval, greenish yellow, red cheek, brownish 

 dots and russet; stem, stout, long: calyx, open, segments long : basin, shal- 

 low, uneven; flesh, white, melting, juicy; core, small; ''very ^ood." 

 October. 



Duchess d'Angouleme. 



Foreign. A valuable variety for market, on the Quince, and on the 

 Quince only. It succeeds well at the Southwest. High culture ot this variety 

 produces very large and very good fruit, otherwise it is indifferent in 

 size or character. Fruit, large, oblong obovate pyriform, dull greenish yel- 

 low, traced and dotted with russet ; stem, rather long, stout ; calyx, me- 

 dium, partJy open; basin, deep, uneven ; core, below medium ; seeds, ob- 

 long pyriform; flesh, white, buttery, juicy : ''very good." An extremely 

 variable fruit, unreliable. October. The striped Duchess d'Angouleme 

 differs only in the fruit being striped yellow and green. 



Due DE Brabant. 



Fondante des Chavneause, 

 Eccellentissima, of some. 



Miel de "Waterloo, 

 Desiree Van Mons, 

 Beurre de Charneau, 



Beurrfe de "Waterloo, 

 Fondante du Cornice. 



Vigorous, productive, large, oval pyriform, angular, greenish shade, crim- 

 son in sun, greenish dots ; stem, long, curved, flesh at base ; calyx, large, 

 open, segments persistent; basin, irregular, ribbed; flesh, whitish, granu- 

 lar, vinous; core, medium: ''very good." October, November. 



Duchess de Berri d'Ete. 



Souverain d'Etfe, | Duchess of Berry. 



Foreign. This name has sometimes been applied to the Duchess of An- 

 gouleme, which is entirely distinct. Tree, moderately vigorous, spreading ; 

 shoots, reddish brown. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, clear pale yel- 

 low, dotted with small russet specks ; stem, short ; calyx, small ; seeds, 

 large ; flesh, yellowish white, rather coarse, melting, juicy, sugary. Sep- 

 tember and October. The Duchess de Berri is a synonym of '' Pound." 



Duchess de Mars. 



Captif de St. Helena. 

 Foreign. Fruit, below medium, oblong obovate, yellow, mostly covered 

 with russet, ruddy in sun : stem, set without depression; calyx, small, 

 closed; core and seeds, small; flesh, melting, juicy, perfumed; "very 

 good,"' if not " best." This succeeds well, and this fruit is best grown on 

 Quince. October and November. 



Due d'Orleans. 



Foreign, new. Fruit, medium, obtuse pyriform, golden yellow, with 

 reddish brown dark specks : stem, slender ; flesh, white, juicy, melting^ 

 sugary, vinous. November, Deeember. 



