Troyes in 1856, by M. Gueniot, a nurseryman of that 

 town. This has never been other than second rate 

 with me. 



LE LECTIER. Dessert, December to January, 

 rather large, 3j by 4j, pyriform, fairly even. Skin, 

 smooth. Colour, green to pale yellow, a little russet 

 round stem and occasionally on sides. Flesh, white, 

 melting, deliciously perfumed. Eye, a little open. 

 Stem, rather long, often continued, fleshy. Growth, 

 very upright, strong ; fertility moderate. Origin, 

 raised by M. Auguste Leseur, of Orleans, about 1882, 

 from William's Bon Chretien x Bergamotte Fortune"e, 

 introduced by Messrs. Transons in 1888. It is named 

 after the famous Le Lectier, who collected no less than 

 260 varieties of pears in 1628. A valuable fruit, doing 

 well on all walls except the North, and also on most 

 soils. 



Leon le Clerc : see Leon le Clerc de Laval. 



LEON LE CLERC DE LAVAL. Her. Pom., II., 60- 

 (Leon le Clerc.) Culinary, January to June, very large, 

 3j by 4, long pyriform, uneven. Skin, rough. Colour, 

 greenish yellow with bold russet dots and patches, 

 especially round the stem, and occasionally flushed red. 

 Flesh, white, firm, juicy, breaking, does not turn red 

 in cooking. Eye, large, a little open, in a wide, shallow 

 basin. Stem, unusually long, woody, curved. Growth, 

 stout and compact ; fertility good and regular. Leaf, 

 upfolded, down hanging. Origin, raised by Van Mons 

 at Louvain in 1825, an( ^ dedicated to his friend and 

 fellow pear raiser Le Clerc, of Laval. 



Liart : see Napoleon. 

 Lindsey : see Idaho. 



LOUISE BONNE OF JERSEY. Her. Pom., I., 9. 

 F. Louise Bonne d'Avranches. G. Gute Louise van 

 Avrauches. Dessert, October, medium, 2| by 4j, long 



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