PEARS. 



ACHAN. (Black Achan, Red Achan.) Dessert, 

 October to November (till December in Scotland), 

 small, round conical, even. Skin, fairly smooth with 

 a little russet. Colour, pale yellow-green with brown 

 red flush. Flesh, pale yellow, juicy and sweet. Eye, 

 open, nearly on surface. Stem, f inch, moderately 

 stout. Growth, vigorous ; fertility, regular. Origin, 

 probably Scotch ; there are places of this name in 

 Sutherlandshire. An old variety, seldom seen south 

 of the Tweed, but valued in its own country. 



ADMIRAL GERVAIS. Dessert, till February, 

 medium, 2| by 2f , round oval, uneven. Skin, a little 

 rough. Colour, dark green with russet dots and patches 

 fading to slight yellow. Flesh, pale yellow, with salmon 

 tinge, very juicy, melting and deliciously flavoured. 

 Stem, rather short and stout, in a narrow cavity. 

 Fertility, good. A very fine late pear. 



Albertine : see Doyenne Bussoch. 

 Alexandre Helie : see Belle Julie. 



ALEXANDRE LAMBRE. Bivort I., 31. Dessert, 

 October to November, medium, 2j by 3, short conical, 

 even. Skin, smooth with russet patches around stem 

 and large dots. Colour, pale yellow-green with cinna- 

 mon russet. Flesh, white, melting, not gritty. Eye, 

 large, a little open in a shallow rounded basin. Stem, 

 generally long and woody. Growth, moderate, makes 

 a good standard ; fertility, excellent. Leaf, rather 



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