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WHITE DOYENNE (Virgalieu of New York State). 



An old variety with many French 

 synonyms, of which the proper one 

 according to LeRoy is La Doyenne. 

 Downing speaks of it as " unquestion- 

 ably one of the most perfect of autumn 

 pears," and on account of its excellent 

 quality and the productiveness of the 

 tree, it was at one time widely planted 

 in the commercial orchards of Ontario 

 and the United States. Latterly, how- 

 ever, like the Flemish Beauty, it has 

 become subject to black spot, for 

 which reason it is losing favor. 



ORIGIN : France. 



TREE: healthy, not subject to blight; 

 a fairly vigorous grower, and an 

 abundant bearer; usually grown as a 

 standard. 



FKUIT: size medium to large, 

 form obovate, variable in length; 

 skin green at first, changing to 

 yellow as it ripens, sometimes red 

 in the sun, sprinkled with numer- 

 ous russet dots; stem % of an inch 

 long, set in a shallow cavity; calyx 

 lialf closed in a shallow slightly 

 plaited basin. 



FLESH: white, texture fine 

 grained, buttery, fairly juicy; flavor 

 sugary, aromatic, perfumed. 



QUALITY : dessert 

 cooking very good. 



very good ; 



VALUE: market second class. 



SEASOX: September and October. 



