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Doyen Dillen. 



DOYENNE GOUBAULT. 



Of slow growth, and rather slender branches. Fruit medium, 

 occasionally large, obovate, acute-pyriform. Stalk short, and 

 thick. Calyx small, deeply sunk. Colour, dull pale yellow, 

 with a few traces of russet, particularly around stem, and calyx. 

 Flesh melting, and juicy. Flavour rich, sweet, aromatic. Ripe 

 December to February. (Wilder in Hort.) 



