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THE PEAR. 

 DUCHESS OF ANGOULEME. 



Duchesse d'Angouleme. 



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

 quince only. High culture of this variety produces very large and "very 

 good" fruit, otherwise it is indifferent in size or character. Our drawing 

 is from a small specimen. Fruit, large, oblong, obovate pyriform, dull 

 greenish yellow, traced and dotted with russet ; stem, rather long, stout ; 

 calyx, medium, partly open ; basin, deep, uneven ; core, below medium ; 

 seeds, oblong pyriform ; flesh, white, buttery, juicy, " very good." 

 October. 



The Striped Duchess d'Angouleme differs only in the fruit being striped, 

 yellow and green. 



DUCHESSE OF ORLEANS. 



St. Nicholas. 



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Beurre St. Nicholas. 



Foreign. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, olive-colored wood, leaves 

 dark blue green, narrow. Thus far productive and healthy on quince;- 



