PEABS. 201 



half long. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, sugary, and 

 gritty. 



A dessert pear of little merit. Eipe in November and 

 December. 



Miel de Waterloo. See Fondante Ckarneuv. 



Milanaise Cuvelier. See Winter Nelis. 



MILLET DE NANCY. Fruit rather below medium size, 

 pyriform. Skin smooth, light green, becoming yellow at 

 maturity. Flesh pale yellow, buttery, melting, and juicy, 

 sugary, and agreeably perfumed. Eipe in October and 

 November. 



MOCCAS. Fruit medium sized, oval, uneven and bossed 

 in its outline. Skin lemon coloured, marked with patches 

 and veins of thin pale brown russet, and strewed with 

 russet dots. Eye somewhat closed, set in a deep, uneven, 

 and furrowed basin. Stalk an inch long, rather deeply 

 inserted. Flesh yellowish, fine-grained, tender and melt- 

 ing, with a rich vinous juice and musky flavour. 



A very fine pear. Eipe in December and January. 



MONARCH (KnigMs Monarch}. Fruit medium sized, 

 roundish. Skin yellowish-green, very much covered with 

 brown russet, and strewed with grey -russet specks. Eye 

 small and open, set in a shallow undulating basin. Stalk 

 three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small cavity, 

 frequently without depression. Flesh yellowish, buttery, 

 melting, and very juicy, with a rich, piquant, sugary, and 

 agreeably perfumed flavour. 



One of the most valuable pears. Eipe in December 

 and January. The tree is very hardy, an excellent 

 bearer, and forms a handsome pyramid. 



Monsieur de Clion. See Vicar of Winkfield. 

 Monsieur le Cure. See Vicar of Winkfield. 

 Monsieur John. See Messire Jean. 

 Monstrueuse de Landes. See Catillac. 

 MOREL. Fruit about medium sized, obovate. Skin 

 yellow, thickly freckled with large russet spots. Eye 

 half open, not depressed. Stalk an inch and a quarter 

 long, stout. Flesh yellowish-white, crisp, juicy, and 

 sweet, with an agreeable flavour. 



This in colour and flavour is like Hessle, but ripens in 

 April, and is a good variety for that late season. 

 Mouille Bouche. See Verte Longue. 



