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and are held on stout stems that are enlarged above & below the eye. 



The leaves are quite large and are wide near the stalk. They narrow at the other 

 end & come to a point. They're uniformly, finely, & not very deeply denticulate. They're 

 powdery on the surface and are bent downward at the tip & sometimes on the margins. 

 They're two inches ten lignes long & thirty-four lignes wide. The stalk is about seven or 

 eight lignes long. The leaves on the fruiting branches have a much longer stalk & have 

 smooth margins. 



The flowers are an inch in diameter. The petals are oval and flat. The tips of the 

 stamens are a deep purple. 



The fruit is big; it's the same in height & diameter. Its most enlarged part is at its 

 middle. It gradually diminishes in size toward the top where the eye, which is small, is set 

 in a not very deep indentation. It diminishes in size even more toward the stalk, which is 

 thick, nine lignes long, & inserts almost flush with the fruit. This pear does not have an 

 attractive shape. It's two inches ten lignes in diameter & the same in height. Sometimes 

 it's much bigger than that, almost pyriform, and a little higher than it is in diameter. 



Its skin is greenish and is flecked with specks & small red spots. It turns yellowish 

 when the fruit is ripe. 



The seeds are dark brown, large and flat. 



This pear is very good when stewed under a bell-glass & in compotes. It ripens 

 early, in October & November. 



LXI. PEAR TREE, with large, long, curved winter fruit, partly lemon yellow, partly reddish. 

 BEQUESNE. 



This is a large & vigorous pear tree & is grafted better on wild stock than on 

 quince trees. 



