THE PEAR. 513 



Paris. It is greatly superior in flavour to the old Jalousie. 

 Young shoots upright, long, brownish-yellow. 



Fruit of medium size, turbinate, or obtuse-pyriform. Skin 

 dull-yellow and green, considerably marked with russet patches 

 and dots, and tinged with a red cheek. Stalk about an inch 

 long, set obliquely, without depression on an obtuse point. Ca- 

 lyx with closed and stiff segments, set in a shallow, round basin. 

 Flesh white, buttery, melting, with a rich flavoured juice. First 

 of October. 



Jaminette. 



JAMINETTE. Thomp. 



Sabine. "1 Nois. and Josephine. 



D' Austrasie. [ the Freeh Colmar Jaminette. 



Beurre d' Austrasie. [ gardens. 



"Wilhelmine. J 



Raised by M. Jaminette of Metz, very productive, and in fa- 

 vourable seasons an excellent winter fruit. 



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