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The flowers are very open and are sixteen lignes in diameter. The petals are 

 racket-shaped, flat, and slightly pointed at the end. The tips of the stamens are pink. 



The leaves are average-sized, three inches long and twenty lignes wide. They're 

 oval at the end near the stalk, which is white, slender, and two-&-a-half inches long. The 

 other end tapers into a point. They don't fold along the central vein at all; the midrib 

 curves outward, & the leaves curl or fold downward in different ways. The denticulation 

 is barely noticeable. 



The fruit is medium-sized and oblong in shape. It's twenty-seven lignes in 

 diameter & twenty-eight lignes high. It's bigger in soil that's better suited to this not very 

 fruitful pear tree. Its top is quite rounded, & the eye, an extremely small one, is set in a 

 smooth, confined and not very deep indentation. The other end diminishes in size. The 

 stalk, extremely thick and seven to nine lignes long, inserts flush with the fruit or into a 

 narrow groove. 



Its skin is rough to the touch, similar to that of the Echasserie pear. It's a pale 

 lemon or marigold yellow. At times the side in the sun is very lightly tinged with red. 



Its flesh is slightly yellow, tender and semi-soft. There are several small granules 

 around the seeds. In dry soil the flesh usually is crisp & gritty. 



The juice is plentiful, sweet & quite flavorful. 



The fruit ripens in December, January, & February. A difference in soil can make 

 a big difference in this fruit resulting in a large & very good pear or one that's just 

 average in size & quality. 



