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rately sunk ; basin deep, uneven, or angular; flesh but- 

 tery, melting, sugary, with a fine flavor. Requires warm 

 i-ich cultivation to develope its good qualities. Shoots 

 long, slender, dark brown. Grows well on the quince. 

 Early Winter. Old French. 



Glout Morceau. {S7J71. Gloux Morceaux, Beurre d'Har- 

 denpont, Colmar d'Hiver, Hardenpont d'Hiver, Linden 

 d'Automne.) Large, short pynform, approaching obtuse- 

 oval, neck very short and obtuse, body large, and taper- 

 ing somewhat towards the crown ; often considerably 

 ribbed ; surface green, becoming pale greenish yellow 

 stalk an inch and a fourth long, not oblique, stout, fle^^hy 

 on quince stocks, moderately sunk ; calyx lari:e, basin dis- 

 tinct, rather irregular; flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, 

 melting, rich, sweet, with no acid, and of fine flavor. 

 Early winter. Succeeds best on the quince. Preferred 

 to Beurre d'Aremberg by those who like a sweet pear — 

 and differs from it in its sweet flavor, shorter neck, more 

 rounded or tapering crown, even (not oblique) stalk, and 

 mere obtuse neck. Fig. 178. 



Louise Bonne. Large pyriforrn ; smooth, pale green ; stalk 

 rather short, straight, slightly enlarged towards insertion ; 

 calyx small, basin shallow ; flesh white, rather coarse, 

 third-rate in quality. Early winter. Old French. 



Pound. {Syn. Winter Bell, Angora.) Very large, pyri- 

 form, approaching obconic, crown wide ; skin yellowish- 

 green, with a brown cheek ; stalk two inches long, caU'X 

 crumpled, basin narrow; flesh solid, hard, stems reddish 

 color, a first-rate culinary pear. Trees strong, healthy, pro- 

 ductive ; shoots stout, upright, dark. Uvedale's St. Ger- 

 main nearly resembles or is identical with this variety. 



Spanish Bonchretien. (Syn. Bon Chretien d'Espagne.) 

 Large, pyriform, irregular, narrowed to the stalk, one- 

 sided ; surface deep yellow at maturity, with a bright red 

 cheek, and reddish brown dots ; sialk an inch and a hall 

 long, bent slender, scarcely sunk; basin rather deep, 

 narrow, irregular; flesh white, crisp, or half breaking, 

 moderately rich — first-rate for cooking- — worthless as a 

 dessert fruit. , , 



