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right, with yellowish-brown wood. An early and pro- 

 ductive bearer. 



Passe Colmaii. — Fruit large, varying from obovate to 

 obtuse-pyriform; skin rather thick, yellowish-green, turn- 

 ing yellow when mature, a good deal russeted about the 

 eye and at the base of the stalk; stalk rather long, often 

 fleslry at its base, inserted iu an uneven cavity; calyx 

 open, in a slight, regular basin; flesh yellowish, tine, melt- 

 ing and juicy, with a sweet, rich, aromatic flavor. A 

 rapid grower and profuse bearer, but if the fruit is not 

 well thinned, it will be small and astringent. Georgia, 

 October and November; New York, December. 



Glout Morceau. — Fruit large, varying in form from 

 obovate to obtuse-pyriform, and often depressed some j 

 what; skin pale greenish-yellow, marked with small dots, 

 russeted about the stem, with a brownish cheek on the 

 more exposed fruits; stem long, slender, in a slight cavity; 

 calyx mostly open, in a rather deep basin; flesh white, 

 fine-grained, very melting, juic3 T , sugary, and perfumed. 

 A fine, pyramidal, healthy grower, and quite fruitful. 

 Georgia, October and November; New York, December. 



Josephine de Malines. — Fruit" medium, truncate, ob- 

 conic; skin yellowish, somewhat russeted, especially 

 about, the base and crown, and sprinkled with russet dots; 

 stalk long, stout, curved, inserted in a moderate, russet- 

 lined cavity; calyx small, open, with caducous segments, 

 in a slight basin; flesh greenish-white, buttery, very juicy, 

 sugary, melting and perfumed. An excellent keeper. 

 Georgia, October to January, and has been kept until 

 March ; New York, November, and through the winter. 

 Tree productive and vigorous. 



Belle Epine Dumas (Duchess de Bordeaux). — Fruit 

 medium or large, long-pyriform; skin green, becoming 

 greenish-yellow as it ripens, with small brown dots, and 



