190 PEARS. 



fleshy. Flesh white, buttery, melting, and very juicy, 

 sugary and aromatic. 



A fine old dessert pear, ripe during October and No- 

 vember. In warm situations it ripens well on a standard, 

 but it generally requires a wall. 



Garde Ecosse. See G-ilogil. 



GENDESHEIM (Verlaine; Verlaine d'JEte). Fruit 

 medium sized, obtuse-pyriform. Skin pale greenish- 

 yellow, thickly covered with grey russety dots. Eyo 

 small and open, placed in a shallow depression. Stalk 

 an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh buttery, 

 with a rich sugary and somewhat musky flavour. 



An excellent pear, in use during October and No- 

 vember. 



GENERAL TODTLEBEN. Fruit very large, pyriform. 

 Skin yellow, covered with dots and patches of -brown 

 russet. Eye open, set in a wide furrowed basin. Stalk 

 an inch long, set in a small cavity. Flesh with a rosy 

 tinge, very melting and juicy, slightly gritty, with a rich, 

 Sugary, and perfumed juice. 



A new Belgian pear, which fruited for the, first time in 

 1855, said to be very excellent. In use from December 

 to February. 



German Baker. See Uvedales St. Germain. 



GILOGIL (Beurrc Geerards ; Garde Ecosse ; Gil-6-gile ; 

 Gobert ; Gros Gobet). Fruit very large, roundish- turbi- 

 nate. Skin yellowish in the shade and brownish next 

 the sun, entirely covered with thin brown russet. Eye 

 large, set in a deep and plaited basin. Stalk an inch 

 long, deeply inserted. Flesh firm/ crisp, sweet, and 

 juicy. 



An excellent *tewing pear, in use from November to 

 February. 



De Glace. See Virgouleuse. 



GLOU MORCEATJ (Beurre de Cambronne ; Beurre 

 d* Hardenpont ; Beurre de Kent; Beurre Lombard; De 

 Cambron ; Colmar d' JE&ver ; Got Luc de Cambron ; Goulu 

 Morceau ; Hardenpont d'JIiver; Linden d'Automne; 

 Roi de Wurtemburg). Fruit above medium size, obovate, 

 narrowing obtusely from the bulge to the eye and the 

 stalk. Skin smooth, pale greenish-yellow, covered with 

 greenish-grey russet dots, and slight markings of russet. 

 Eye open, set in a rather deep basin. Stalk an inch 



