turning orange red. Origin, raised by Andre* Leroy at 

 Angers about 1862. A very valuable early fruit, making 

 an excellent standard and ripening just before Williams. 



Phillipe Goes : see Baronne de Mello. 

 Piquery : see Urbaniste. 



PITMASTON DUCHESS. Her. Pom.. I., 13. F. 

 Williams' Duchess. G. Pitmaston's Herzogin. Exhi- 

 bition or dessert, October to November, very large, 

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

 pale yellow, marbled with brown russet, especially 

 around the stem. Flesh, pale yellow melting, very 

 juicy and pleasantly flavoured in a good season. Eye, 

 open in a rather deep basin. Stem, long and woody, 

 generally at an angle. Growth, upright spreading, 

 very strong, making a good open tree ; fertility good. 

 Leaf, very large, round oval, dark, held nearly flat, 

 irregularly serrate, turns dark red. Origin, raised by 

 Mr. Williams, of Pitmaston about 1865, from Duchess 

 d'Angouleme x Glou Morceau. A very popular fruit 

 though decried by some, but of good quality when 

 well finished. The figure referred to is rather smaller 

 than the average. 



Poire d'Esperen : see BergamoUe d'Esperen. 

 Poire de Juillet : see Doyenne d'Ete. 

 Poire de Pentecote : see Easter Beurre. 



PRESIDENT BARABE. Dessert, till March, rather 

 small, 2| by 3, round conical, uneven. Skin, rough. 

 Colour, dull greenish yellow russet. Flesh, white, half 

 melting, little acid with a delicious flavour. Eye, open 

 almost on level. Stem, rather stout, fleshy, in a 

 slight cavity. Growth, upright, but weak and apt 

 to weep when older ; fertility moderate. Leaf, rather 

 small, narrow oval, sharply pointed, undulating, finely 

 serrate or entire, turns duU brown, falls early. Origin, 



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