GANSEL-SECKLE. Her.Pom.,ll.70. F.Secklede 

 Gansel. Dessert, November, small, flattened round, 

 even. Skin, a little rough. Colour, lemon yellow with 

 a red flush and dark brown russet, very much like 

 Seckle. Flesh, pale yellow, little gritty, very sweet. 

 Eye, closed in a fairly deep basin. Stem, rather short 

 and stout in a narrow cavity. Growth, medium ; 

 fertility, moderate. Origin, raised by Mr. Williams, of 

 Pitmaston, about 1820 (Seckle x Gansel's Bergamotte). 



GENERAL TODLEBEN. Her. Pom., I., 24. 

 Dessert (in a warm season), November to January, very 

 large, long pyriform, uneven. Skin, slightly rough. 

 Colour greenish-yellow, with russet patches and faint 

 flush. Flesh, slightly rose tinted, melting, juicy, 

 perfumed. Eye, open, in a moderately deep basin. 

 Stem, moderate, stout, woody. Growth, moderate, 

 upright, a little spreading ; fertility good. Leaf, rather 

 large, oval, upfolded, very faintly serrate or entire, 

 turning pale orange-yellow. Origin, raised by M. 

 Fontaine de Gheling, of Mons, in 1839, and named after 

 the famous defender of Sebastopol. It makes a medium 

 sized tree. The fruits hang late and in a cool season 

 hardly mature. 



GIROGILE. Her. Pom., II., 60. (Gilogil, Gilles-6- 

 Gilles, Girogile.) Culinary, flattened round, December 

 to February, large 3j by 3j. Skin a little rough, golden 

 yellow with some rough russet and brown-red flush. 

 Stem, rather short in a rather narrow cavity. Eye, 

 large, a little open, in a wide, even basin. Flesh, 

 white, a little breaking, cooking a rich red. Growth, 

 sturdy, making a large, spreading standard ; fertility 

 good. Leaf round, very large, down curved, boldly, 

 and irregularly serrate, hangs late, turning dull crimson 

 red. Origin, of great antiquity, has been grown for 

 four centuries. The curious name of this fruit has been 

 the subject of much discussion, but I think the most 

 reasonable origin is that suggested by M. Messager. He 

 points out that many places where the monasteries 

 of the order of St. Denis were established had the 



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