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Long Green of Autumn (Verte Longue d'Automne. or Mouth- 

 water) is quite distinct, being smaller, much more rounded, stem 

 long, and with a brown cheek ; very juicy and pleasant ; ripens 

 late in autumn, a month after the preceding. Profusely produc- 

 tive, and valuable. 



Louise Bonne.* (Louise Bonne de Jersey. Louise Bonne d'Avran- 

 ches.) Large, pyriform, tapering slightly to obtuse or flattened 

 crown ; slightly one-sided ; surface smooth, pale yellowish-green, 

 with a brownish red cheek ; staik an inch to an inch and a half 

 long, often fleshy at insertion, little sunk; basin shallow; flesh 

 yellowish-wlKte, very juicy, buttery, melting, rich, faintly sub- 

 acid, fine. Ripens mid-autumn ; late autumn far North, early 

 autumn at Cincinnati. Very productive ; succeeds admirably and 

 is mostly grown on quince stocks. Shoots dark brown or purple ; 

 serratures of the leaves rather coarse. This fine variety, like the 

 Bartlett, is hardlj' of the highest quality, but is eminently valua- 

 ble for its large, fair fruit, free upright growth, and great produc- 

 tiveness. France. Fig. 704. 



Madame Eliza. Large, pyriform, approaching pyramidal; skin 

 green, becoming nearly yellow; flesh buttery, melting, sweet, 

 perfumed, agreeable. November. Shoots greenish-brown, erect. 

 Belgian. 



Marie Louise. Large pyriform, a little one-sided, or with a curved 

 axis ; body somewhat conical ; surface pale green, becoming yel- 

 lowish, partly russeted; stalk an inch and a half long, rather 

 stout, often oblique ; calyx small, basin narrow, plaited ; flesh but- 

 tery, melting, vinous, when well grown rich and fine^ — often second 

 or third rate — variable. Needs rich cultivation or else the fruit 

 will be poor. Mid-autumn. Growth very flexuous and strag- 

 gling ; shoots olive-gray, petioles very long, leaves narrow. Bel- 

 gian. Fig. 701. 



Millet de Nancy. Medium or below, distinct pyriform; orange 

 russet on dull yellow ; stalk an inch long, not sunk ; flesh buttery 

 and melting, moderately juicy, and rich, sweet, aromatic. Octo- 

 ber, November. Belgian. 



Moire. Rather large, pyriform, approaching obovate; greenish- 

 yellow ; stalk stout, curved, cavity uneven, basin shallow ; flesh 

 yellowish, slightly granular, buttery, melting, rich, 'variable, often 

 very good. October. Shoots purple, leaves wavy. 



Nantais. (Beurrdde Nantes.) Large, long pyriform or pyramidal ; 

 greenish-yellow, with a red cheek ; stalk large, set under a lip, 

 not sunk ; calyx large, in a broad, furrowed basin ; juicy, per- 

 fumed, very good. October. Fig. 698. 



Napoleon. Medium or rather large ; conic-pyriform, obtuse, vari. 

 able ; green becoming pale yellowish-green ; stalk an inch long, 

 stout, slightly sunk ; basin rather large ; flesh uncommonly juicy, 

 melting, moderately rich, good, often astringent and worthless. 

 From mid-autumn till winter. Needs ripening in a warm room. 

 Very productive, thrifty, hardy. Shoots rather erect. Belgian. 

 Best on warm, light soils. 



