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Trornpe Valefc. See Amlrette d'Hiver. 



Trout. See Forelle. 



Truite. See Forelle. 



Union. See Uvedales St. Germain. 



UEBANISTE (Beurre Drapiez ; Beurre Picquery ; Louise 

 d' Orleans; Picquery; St. Marc; Serrurier dAutomne ; 

 Virgalieu Musque'e). Fruit medium sized, obovate, or 

 oblong-obovate. Skin smooth and thin, pale yellow, 

 covered with grey dots and slight markings of russet, 

 and mottled with reddish brown. Eye small and closed, 

 set in a deep, narrow basin. Stalk an inch long, inserted 

 in a wide and rather deep cavity. Flesh white, very 

 tender, melting, and juicy, rich, sugary, and slightly 

 perfumed. 



A delicious pear. Eipe in October. The tree is hardy 

 and an excellent bearer, forming a handsome pyramid 

 either on the pear or the quince. 



UVEDALE'S ST. GERMAIN (Abbe Mongein ; Angora; 

 Belle de Jersey; Bolivar ; Chambers' Large; Comtesse 

 de Treweren ; Dr. Udale's Warden ; Duchesse de Berri 

 d'Hiver; German Baker ; Lent St. Germain ; Pickering 

 Pear; Pickering's Warden; Piper; Boy ale d' Angle- 

 terre ; De Tonneau ; Tres Grosse de Bruxelles ; Union). 

 ""Fruit very large, sometimes weighing upwards of 31bs., 

 of a long pyriform or pyramidal shape. Skin smooth, 

 dark green, changing to yellowish-green, and with dull 

 brownish-red on the exposed side, dotted all over with 

 bright brown and a few tracings of russet. Eye open, 

 set in a deep, narrow cavity. Stalk an inch to an inch 

 and a half long, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh white, 

 crisp, and juicy. 



An excellent stewing pear, in use from January to 

 April. 



VALLEE FRANCHE (Bonne de Kienzlieim ; De Kienz- 

 heim). Fruit medium sized, obovate or obtuse-pyriform. 

 Skin smooth and shining, yellowish-green, becoming 

 yellowish as it ripens, and covered with numerous small 

 russet dots. Eye set in a shallow basin. Stalk an inch 

 long, inserted without depression. Flesh white, rather 

 crisp, very juicy and sweet. 



A good early pear. Eipe in the end of August. The 

 tree is an immense and regular bearer, very hardy, and 

 an excellent orcharding variety. 



