most delicious fruit which deserves wider culture and 

 which forms a worthy predecessor to Doyenne du 

 Cornice. 



CONFERENCE. Dessert, October to November, 

 medium, long calebasse form, even. Skin, a little 

 rough. Colour, dark green fading to pale yellow with 

 much russet spotting. Flesh, pale yellow, slight pinkish 

 tinge, melting, very juicy, and sweet. Eye, open, 

 segments upright, in a shallow basin. Stem, long, woody, 

 little curved. Growth, moderate, not making a large 

 tree when on quince ; fertility very good. Leaf, rather 

 large, round oval, very irregularly serrate, down hanging, 

 little twisted, turns orange yellow and slight red, hanging 

 late. Origin, raised by Messrs. Rivers, and introduced 

 in 1894. This pear is now grown in enormous quantities 

 for market purposes, and is one of the most regular 

 cropping varieties we have, and though not quite first 

 class is indispensable. 



Conseilleur de la Cour : see Marechal de la Cour. 

 Crawford : see Chalk. 



DANAS' HOVEY. Her. Pom. 70. F. Hovey de 

 Danas. Dessert, October to November, small to 

 medium, 2j by 2|, round conical, even. Skin, a little 

 rough. Colour, golden yellow almost covered with 

 fine cinnamon russet which is thickest round eye. 

 Flesh, white, very melting, extremely sweet and musky. 

 Eye, medium, a little open almost on level. Stem, 

 rather long, Woody, with fleshy lip at base. Growth, 

 very upright, makes a moderate sized tree ; fertility 

 good. Leaf, a little upfolded, down curved, rather 

 boldly serrate, rather large, held out, turning a deep 

 claret. Origin, raised at Roxbury, U.S.A. by Mr. 

 Francis Danas, and named after Mr. C. M. Hovey a 

 well known American pomologist. Lovers of Sparkling 

 Muscatelle will appreciate this fruit. 



Delbart : see Beurre d'Amanlis. 

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