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THE PEAR. 



Fruit of medium size, turbinate, yellow, nearly covered with brown 

 russet. Flesh gritty, white, crisp, juicy, and breaking, with a very sweet 

 flavor. Good. November and December. 



Merriam. 

 MlCHAUX. 



Comte de Michaux. 



Fruit of medium size, nearly round pyriform, light yellowish green, 

 with a faint blush on the sunny side. Flesh white, coarse, half buttery, 

 juicy, sweet, but second-rate. Poor. September and October. 



MIGNONNE D'HIVER. 



An old Belgian variety, often very good. 



Fruit medium, ovate obovate to oblong ovate pyriform, light yellow, 

 mostly covered with thick rough russet, and veined with crimson and 

 fawn. Stalk rather stout. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, a little gran- 

 ular, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous, aromatic. Good. November, De- 

 cember. 



MILAN DE ROUEN. 



A Flemish Pear, little known and not of much value. 



Fruit medium, roundish, greenish yellow, with nettings, patches, and 

 dots of russet. Flesh white, coarse, juicy, melting, vinous. Septem- 

 ber. 



MILLOT DE NANCY. 



One of Yan Mons' seedlings, named after M. Millot, a resident of 

 Nancy, France. Tree productive. Young shoots reddish brown. 



