MAGNATE. Dessert, October to November, large, 

 pyriform, even. Skin, rough. Colour, russet brown 

 on yellow ground, with russet dots. Flesh, yellow, 

 soft, somewhat gritty on some soils. Eye, half open 

 nearly on level. Stem, rather long and stout. Growth, 

 moderate, upright spreading, making a well spurred 

 tree ; fertility moderate. Leaf, remarkably long, oval, 

 slightly upfolded, very finely crenate, turns slight 

 brownish red. Origin, raised by Messrs. Rivers, and 

 introduced about 1888. 



MARECHAL DE LA COUR. Her. Pom., II., 42. 

 G. Hofratsbirne. (Conseilleur de la Cour.) Dessert, 

 October to November, large, 3 by 4^, long pyriform, 

 distinctly waisted, even. Skin, slightly rough. Colour, 

 palest yellow, almost covered with a light brown russet. 

 Flesh, white, melting, a little gritty, exceedingly juicy, 

 vinous flavour. Eye, large, open, almost on level. 

 Stem, long and slender, generally curved. Growth, 

 very vigorous ; fertility good. Leaf, large, even, oval, 

 little upcupped, serrate, turns faint orange brown. 

 Origin, raised by Van Mons in 1841. It makes a rather 

 upright tree. The quality varies according to soil, a 

 warm one being best. It makes a good standard. 



MARGUERITE MARRILAT. Rev. Hort., 1883, 348. 

 Dessert, September, enormous, 3 J by 5 or larger, long 

 calebasse form, uneven. Skin, a little rough. Colour, 

 golden yellow with brilliant vermilion flush and slight 

 russet. Flesh, pale yellow, extremely juicy. Eye, 

 small, open in a shallow uneven basin. Stem, medium 

 to short, very stout, inserted at an angle. Growth, 

 remarkably upright, stout shoots ; fertility great. 

 Leaf, large, round oval, shallow serrate, turns vermilion, 

 falls rather early. Origin, raised by M. Marrillat, a 

 nurseryman of Craponne, near Lyons. First exhibited 

 in 1872. A very fine fruit of second quality in flavour, 

 but a favourite for market use and a prodigious cropper. 

 It does not rot at the core as do so many autumnal 

 pears. 



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