Pears. 



5 6 7 



yellow ; juicy, astringent. Octo- j 

 ber. Monroe Co., N. Y. 



Merriam, p. 302. 



Messire Jean. Medium, turbinate, 

 yellow and russet ; gritty ; juicy, 

 breaking, sweet. November, j 

 French. 



Michaux. Medium, round, yellow- 

 ish green ; sweet, of moderate 

 quality. Early October. 



Miel de Waterloo. See Due de j 

 Brabant. 



Mignonne d'Hiver. Medium, obo- 

 vate pyriform, rough, russet ; 

 granular, rich, brisk, astringent. 

 November. Belgian. 



Miller's Early. See Summer Port- 

 ugal. 



Millot de Nancy, p. 283. 



Mitchell's Russet. Rather small, 

 inclining to conic obovate, dark 

 russet, rough ; melting, rich, per- 

 fumed. November. 111. 



Moccas. Medium, obovate, green ; 

 juicy, not rich. December. 



Monseigneur Affre. Medium, round- 

 ish, rough greenish russet ; granu- 

 lar ; rich, perfumed. November. 



Monseigneur des Hons. Rather 

 small, pyriform, greenish yellow 

 with some russet ; buttery and 

 melting, sweet, good, of moderate 

 quality. August. French. 



Moore's Pound, p. 296. 



Moor-fowl Egg. An incorrect name 

 for Swan's Egg. 



Morgan. Large, oblate, greenish 

 yellow ; flesh white, a little gritty ; 

 sweet, juicy, vinous. October. 

 N. C. 



Mount Vernon, p. 298. 



Moyamensing, p. 273. 



Muscadine, p. 273. 



Muscat Petit. See Little Musk. 

 Muscat Robert. Rather small, 



greenish yellow ; juicy, pleasant. 



Late July. 

 Musk Summer Bon Chretien. See 



Summer Bon Chretien. 

 Muskingum, p. 275. 



Nabours. Rather large, greenish 

 yellow ; juicy, buttery, sweet. 

 Strong grower. Ga. 



Napoleon, p. 283. 



Naumkeag. Medium, roundish, yel- 

 low russet ; melting, astringent. 

 October. Mass. 



Negley. Rather large, obovate pyri- 

 form, yellow and bright crimson, 

 fair and handsome ; firm ; juicy, 

 rich. September. Pittsburgh, 

 Pa. New. 



Ne Plus Meuris. Rather small, 

 roundish, irregular, dull yellowish 

 brown, partly russeted ; agreeable. 

 Winter. Belgian. 



Newtown Virgalieu. An early win- 

 ter baking pear. L. I. 



Nickerson. Rather large, resem- 

 bling Louise Bonne of Jersey ; 

 very good. Tree vigorous, hardy, 

 productive. S. L. Goodale. Me. 

 New. 



Niell. Large, obovate, slightly pyri- 

 form, pale yellow ; juicy, sweet, 

 agreeable. LaLe September. Bel- 

 gian. 



Nouveau Poiteau, p. 283. 



Oliver's Russet. Rather small, 

 roundish, yellow and rich brown 

 russet, rough ; coarse, flavor mod- 

 erate. Late September. 



Omer Pacha, p. 296. 



Onondaga, p. 283. 



