MARIE BENOIST. Her. Pom., II., 68. Dessert, 

 February, large, 3j by 4, round conical, uneven, usually 

 lop sided. Skin, a little rough. Colour, greenish 

 yellow marked with thick patches of dark russet. Flesh, 

 white, melting, a little gritty, very juicy, and of fair 

 flavour. Eye, small, open in a wide and deep basin. 

 Stem, stout and woody, usually inserted at an angle. 

 Growth, strong ; fertility fair. Leaf, down held, 

 nearly flat, entire or shallowly irregularly serrate, turns 

 medium red, hangs mid. Origin, raised by M. Auguste 

 Benoist, of Brissac, France, and dedicated to his daughter 

 Marie. It first fruited in 1863. As usually grown this 

 is rather a coarse fruit, but in France it is of good 

 quality. It probably requires a wall to bring out its 

 best qualities. 



MARIE LOUISE. Her. Pom., II., 55. (Marie 

 Louise Delcourt, Princess de Parme.) Dessert, October 

 to November, medium, 3 by 4, long oval, a little uneven. 

 Skin, smooth. Colour, pale green to yellow, with thin 

 patches of fine russet, especially around the eye. Flesh, 

 very pale, juicy, a little gritty, of a distinct and refined 

 flavour. Eye, large, open, nearly on the surface of the 

 fruit. Stem, rather long, woody, generally a little 

 curved, often in a slight cavity. Growth, makes a 

 spreading, straggling tree ; fertility good. Leaf, narrow 

 oval, held open, nearly entire, turns black. Origin, 

 raised by the Abbe Duquesne of Mons in 1809, and named 

 after Napoleon's second wife, the Archduchess of 

 Austria. This is now one of the best known of the 

 pears. It does well as a standard on suitable soils. 

 On dry soils it comes rather more russeted and keeps 

 rather longer. 



Marie Louise Delcourt : see Marie Louise. 



MARIE LOUISE D'UCCLE. Her. Pom., II., 55. 

 G. Uccle's Marie Louise. Dessert, October, fairly large, 

 3j by 4, oval, pyriform. Skin, a little rough. Colour, 

 golden yellow, almost covered with fawn russet dots 

 and patches. Flesh, palest yellow, very juicy, deliciously 



