of New Varieties of Pears. 491 



glabrous, rather long, reflexed, obtusely dentate. It is a 

 good bearer. 



This pear {fig. 30) was obtained from seed by M. Goubault 

 in 1847. 



2. Doyenne' Goubault. 



Obtained from seed by M. Goubault, in 1849, {fig. 31.) 



Size, medium, three inches long and two and three quarters 

 inches in diameter : Form, roundish, depressed : Stem, short, 

 stout, sometimes slender, inserted in a shallow cavity of 

 middling breadth : Skin, yellowish, speckled with brown 

 nearly everywhere : Flesh, white, rather crisp or coarse, very 

 juicy: F/avor, perfumed, vinous : Core, large, coarse, stony : 

 Seeds, small : Eye, middling deep : segments of the calyx 

 short and liable to fall sometimes. 



Tree, rather pyramidal : wood yellow with gray specks : 

 buds, long, brown, blackish : leaves, yellow greenish, long, 

 glabrous, obtusely dentate. A good bearer, but does not 

 grow well. It ripens from September to February. 



It is a first rate variety. 



Sent by M. Andre Leroy, of Angers, France. 



3, Doyenne' Robin. 



Obtained from seed by M. Robin, in 1840, at Angers, 

 France. {Fig. 32.) 



Though this excellent kind was obtained ten years ago, it 

 is scarcely known. 



Size, very large, nearly four inches long and three and a 

 half inches in diameter : Form, obovate, cut off at the extrem- 

 ities, regular : Stem, short, stout, wider at the extremities, 

 rather curved, three quarters of an inch long: Cahjx, open, 

 medium shallow : Skin, yellow, covered with numerous 

 uniform specks : Flesh, white, juicy, buttery, slightly per- 

 fumed. 



Tree. Branches divergent, young wood grayish, clear, 

 speckled with brown, downy at the extremities : buds large, 

 dark brown: leaves, narrow, light or yellow green above, 



