DUCHESS D'ANGOULEME. Her. Pom., II., 66. 

 G. Herzogin d'Angouleme. (Des Eparonnais, Duchess.) 

 Dessert, October to December, large, often enormous, 

 4 by 4, round conical, uneven. Skin, rough. Colour, 

 yellowish green marked with conspicuous russet dots 

 and patches. Flesh, nearly white, very melting, juicy 

 fine aromatic aroma, extremely sweet. Eye, open in 

 a deep, uneven basin. Stem, very stout and fleshy in 

 a slight cavity or on level. Growth, moderate, up- 

 right, spreading ; fertility great. Leaf, small, oval, 

 entire or very shallowly and widely crenate. Origin, 

 a seedling found wild near Chateau Neuf, France, about 

 1808. It was introduced by M. Audusson, a nurseryman 

 of Angers, as Poire des Eparonnais, but renamed in 1819 

 in honour of the Duchess d'Angouleme, daughter of 

 Louis XVI. This fruit is rather uncertain in quality, 

 but when all conditions are favourable is often of the 

 highest merit. It makes a small, compact and upright 

 tree. 



DUCHESSE DE BORDEAUX. Verger, L, 65. 

 F. Beure Perrault, G. Herzogin von Bordeaux. (Beurre 

 Perrault.) Dessert, January to March, medium, 2f by 

 2j, round, sometimes tapering a little to stem, even or 

 slightly uneven. Skin, rough. Colour, dull yellow, 

 almost entirely covered with rough brown red russet. 

 Flesh, pale yellow, melting, buttery, extremely juicy and 

 richly flavoured. Eye, small, half open, in a shallow 

 basin. Stem, short and stout, generally on level with 

 fruit, often curved. Growth, slow, upright, makes a 

 large tree ; fertility moderate. Leaf, long, narrow oval, 

 down hanging, little twisted, very shallow serrate, 

 turns black. Origin, raised from some seedlings sold 

 by M. Perrault of Montjean, France, to M. Secher about 

 1850. This fruit was first called Beurre* Perrault but 

 was later changed to Duchesse de Bordeaux. A very 

 valuable late fruit worthy of a place in every collection. 



DUCHESSE D'ORLEANS. Her. Pom. II., 32. 

 F. Beurre St. Nicholas. G. Butterbirn von St. Nicholas. 

 Dessert, early to mid September, medium to large, 



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