untestp:d varieties, j:tc. 397 



McLaughlin. 



Origin unknown ; probably an American seedling. Tree, moderate, 

 healthy grower, productive. Fruit, above medium, oblong obtuse pyriform. 

 pale yellow, with brownish red in sun , stem, short, swollen at junction 

 with tree; calyx, open; core, medium; flesh, yellowish white, a little 

 coarse juicy; " very good." November and December. 



McLaughlin. 



A native of Maine, first described in the N. E. Farmer. Tree, hardy 

 and vigorous. 



Fruit, large, elongated, obtuse pyriform : skin, rough, greenish, mostly 

 covered with russet, which becomes yellowish at maturity, with a warm, 

 sunny cheek; stalk, short, inserted at an inclination, with some appearance 

 of a lip ; calyx, open, set in a shallow, corrugated basin ; flesh, whitish, 

 not very fine, juicy, and melting; flavor, sweet rich, and perfumed. No- 

 vember to January. 



Madam Ducar. 



Foreign. Tree, pyramidal, vigorous, productive. Fruit, medium, oval, 

 slightly depressed at base and crown : skin, smooth, bright green, becoming 

 yellow at maturity ; flesh, white, half fine, very juicy, sugary, and slightly 

 perfumed. Ripens the middle of August. (Al. Pom.) Good in Belgium. 



Malconaitre d'Haspin. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, roundish obovate, dull yellow, brownish red cheek, 

 coarse dots, russet at calyx ; stem, set in a slight depression ; calyx, closed; 

 basin, deep ; flesh, juicy, tender, sub-acid, perfumed ; core, medium ; seeds, 

 small. Tree, vigorous, hardy and productive. Promises to prove 

 valuable. 



Malcomaitre. ~ 



Foreign. We suppose this name to be only a synonym of the foregoing , 

 but our tree, received of EUwanger and Barry, produces a small, greenish 

 yellow fruit, with a coarse, yellowish flesh, rotting at core, and ripening 

 in August. 



Martha Ann. 



Dana s Seedling, No 1. 



American. Fruit, above medium, obovate oblong, smooth, yellow, with 

 russet specks ; calyx, closed ; flesh, white, juicy, tender, sub- acid , 

 •' good." 



Marianne De Nancy. 



Foreign. Tree, moderate grower. Fruit, medium, greenish yellow, 

 streaked and dotted with russet; flesh, white, juicy, melting, sugary, vinous. 

 September and October. 



Marie Parent. 



Foreign. Tree, moderately vigorous. Fruit, large pyriform, surface un- 

 even ; stalk, short, inclined ; calyx, in a large furrowed cavity : skin, golden 

 yellow at maturity; flesh, white, very fine, melting, somevi^hat buttery, 

 very juicy, sugary, and deliciously perfumed. October. (An Pom.) 



