conical, oval, even. Skin, smooth. Colour, yellowish- 

 green, with red flush and prominent red spots. Flesh, 

 white, very melting, sweet and delicious. Eye, medium, 

 open, in an even, regular russeted basin. Stem, 

 fairly long, woody, in a slight cavity, or on level with 

 surface. Growth, upright, spreading ; fertility great. 

 Leaf, narrow, little upfolded, very boldly crenate, turns 

 very dark yellow-brown. Origin, raised by M. Longueval, 

 of Avranches, France, about 1780. There is another 

 Louise Bonne of older date than this. This is known 

 in France as Louise Bonne d' Avranches. It makes a 

 rather large, well-shaped tree, very highly to be recom- 

 mended for its quality and regular cropping habits. 



MADAME LYE BALTET. Dessert, December to 

 January, medium, 3 by 3, round, uneven. Skin, a little 

 rough. Colour, green or slightly yellow, marbled with 

 greyish russet. Flesh, white, sweet, juicy, delicately 

 perfumed. Eye, open in a wide slightly ribbed basin. 

 Stem, long, curved, woody in an irregular cavity. 

 Growth, moderate ; fertility moderate. Leaf, medium, 

 undulated, markedly serrate. Origin, raised by M. 

 Ernest Baltet, of Troyes, France, and introduced in 

 1877. A very delicious fruit, but a little difficult to 

 grow. A warm corner and a rich soil are necessary to 

 perfect it. 



MADAME TREYVE. Verger, II., 6. F. Souvenir 

 de Madame Treyve. Dessert, August to September, 

 large, 3 by 3^, oval pyriform, even. Skin, smooth. 

 Colour, pea green to pale yellow with red flush and 

 russet patches. Flesh, greenish white, very melting, 

 sweet and refreshing. Eye, small, nearly closed in a 

 wide uneven basin. Stem, rather long, woody, not 

 sunk. Growth, vigorous at first, then spurring closely, 

 rather upright ; fertility good. Leaf, roundish, upfolded 

 finely serrate. Origin, raised by M. Treyve, a nursery- 

 man of Trevoux, France. It first fruited in 1858. A 

 very delicious fruit, well worthy of cultivation. Its 

 flower buds are remarkable pink. 



Madeleine : see Citron des Cannes. 



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