THE PEAR. 



793 



JOSEPHINE BOUVIER. 



Fruit medium, ovate, green, with a few patches and nettings of rus 

 set, and many brown dots. Stalk medium length, curved. Cavity shal- 

 low. Calyx partially open. Segments recurved. Flesh white, coarse, 

 juicy, melting, sweet, without flavor. January. 



JOSEPHINE DE MALINES. 



Raised by Major Esperen, of Malines, and proves one among the 

 best of winter varieties. Tree moderately vigorous and productive. 

 Young wood olive yellow brown, very short-jointed. Buds round, pro- 

 jecting. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, slightly pyriform, pale greenish yel- 

 low, netted and patched with russet, especially around the stalk, and 



Josephine de Malines. 



with many minute brown dots, particularly around the calyx. Stalk 

 enlarged at both ends, curved, sometimes set in a small cavity. Calyx 

 small, open. Segments short, stiff, nearly erect. Flesh pinkish white, 

 juicy, melting, sweet, with a delicate aroma. Very good. January, 

 February. 



JOSEPH STAQUET. 



A new variety, from Belgium. 



Fruit above medium, oblong pyriform, pale yellow, with patches and 



