3j by 2j, long pyriform, tapering to eye, uneven. 

 Skin, fairly smooth. Colour, pale yellow green with 

 dull red flush and a little russet streaking. Flesh, white, 

 melting, very sweet and juicy. Eye, closed, on surface. 

 Stem, long and thin, rather fleshy and often lipped at 

 base. Growth, moderate ; fertility moderate. Origin, 

 a chance seedling found near Angers, France, in 1839. 

 Decribed and generally known in England as Duchesse 

 d'Orleans, but the French name is the correct one. 



DURONDEAU. Her. Pom., II., 32. G. Birne von 

 Tongre. (De Tongre.) Dessert, October to November, 

 fairly large, 3j by 4j, long pyramidal, almost calebash, 

 uneven, much bossed. Skin, rough. Colour, golden 

 yellow, nearly covered with red gold russet with red 

 cheek. Flesh, white, melting, sweet, juicy, well flavoured . 

 Eye, open in a shallow basin generally a little ribbed. 

 Stem, short, fleshy, continued, often obliquely inserted. 

 Growth, moderate, compact ; fertility excellent. Leaf, 

 medium, oval, shallow crenate, remarkably upfolded, 

 turns dark brown red. Origin, raised by M. Durondeau 

 of Tongre, near Tournai, Belgium, in 1811. Grows well 

 on Quince unless the soil is very dry. It makes a good 

 standard. Largely grown for market, but if well manured 

 and watered is of good flavour. 



EASTER BEURRE. Her. Pom., II., 70. F. 

 Doyenne d'Hiver, G. Winter Deschants Birne. (Berga- 

 motte de Paques, Poire de Pentecote, Doyenne d'Hiver.) 

 Dessert, February to April, medium, round oval, even. 

 Skin, rough. Colour, pea green fading to yellow green 

 with russet dots and patches. Flesh, white, melting, 

 with a rich sweet musky flavour. Eye, closed, fleshy 

 segments folded over each other. Stem, very short 

 and stout in a narrow cavity. Growth, strong, making 

 a wide spreading tree ; fertility, moderate. Leaf, 

 very small, oval, upfolded, very faintly crenate, held out, 

 turns yellow with faintest brown. Origin, raised by 

 M. Vilain, a solicitor of Mons, about 1804. One of the 

 best of late pears, often a little feeble on Quince and 

 rather subject to scab. 



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