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with large brown spots, bright red in the san; flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet, perfumed; 

 September and October. 



Madame Treyve. — Moderately fertile ; fruit large, variable, conical, elongated, or 

 oval ; stalk small, swollen, oblique, no cavity ; eye small, half-closed ; skin olive yellow, 

 spotted with gold, reddish in the sun ; August and September. 



Martin Sec. — Very productive ; fruit medium size, turbinate ; stalk long, swollen ; 

 eye large ; skin clear red, punctured yellow, carmined in the sun ; flesh whitish, crisp, 

 sweet ; good for cooking ; November to January. 



Messire Jean. — Very productive ; fruit medium size, turbinate ; stalk short, no 

 cavity ; eye large, open ; skin golden red and brownish ; good for preserving ; November. 



Nec plus Meuris (Beurrd d'Anjou). — Moderately fertile; fruit large, oval; stalk 

 short, thick ; eye half-open ; skin yellowish green, red-brown in the sun ; flesh yellowish, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed ; November. 



Olivier de Serres. — Moderately productive ; /r«iV medium size, spherical; stalk 

 rather short, wiry, in deep cavity ; eye large ; skin olive yellow, tinted tawny ; flesh whitish, 

 melting, sweet, perfumed ; February-March. 



Passe Colmar. — Moderately fertile ; /«<z/ moderately large, turbinate, often elon- 

 gated ; stalk swollen, no cavity ; eye open in large cavity ; skin golden yellow, speckled, 

 and spotted with red ; flesh melting or half-crisp, juicy, very sweet, perfumed ; December- 

 February. 



Passe Crassane. — Moderately fertile ; fruit large, rounded, oval ; stalk rather long, 

 swollen ; eye large, open ; skin yellowish green, speckled red, tinged with tawny brown ; 

 flesh white, perfumed, half-melting, slightly acid flavour ; January-March. 



Remy Chatenay.— Fertile ; fruit large, pyriform, rounded; stalk fleshy, without 

 cavity; eye open, deep-set; skin greenish yellow, spotted pink, speckled with tawny on 

 the sunny side ; flesh rather juicy, sugary ; March-April. 



Seigneur Esperen (Seigneur, Bergamotte, Curative). — Very productive ; fruit 

 medium size or rather large, variable, oval or globular ; stalk short, straight, in small 

 cavity; eye open; skin greyish y&Wov/ ; flesh white, melting, juicy, sugary, perfumed; 

 September-October. 



Soldat-Laboureur. — Moderately fertile ; fruit rather large, variable, turbinate ; 

 stalk short, strong, wiry ; eye large, closed ; skin golden yellow, red brown ; flesh white, 

 melting, juicy, very sweet ; October-November. 



Triomphe de Jodoigne.— Moderately fertile ; fruit large or very large, conical, 

 rregular ; stalk swollen, no cavity ; eye small ; skin dull yellow, marked with red, red on 

 the sunny side ; flesh whitish and melting ; November and December. 



Triomphe de Vienne. — Fruit large, pyriform ; eye open ; skin bright yellow, 

 brown, and slightly pink on the sunny side ; flesh white, melting, very juicy, perfumed ; 

 August- September. 



Classification according to Time of Ripening 



Second Fortnight of fuly 



Andr^ Desportes | Doyenn^ de Juillet 



Beurr^ Giffard 1 Epargne 



August 

 Bon Chraien (Williams') I Docteur Jules Guyot 



Clapp's Favourite 



September 



Beurr^ d'Amanlis 

 „ Gris 

 „ Hardy 



Beurr^ Superfin 

 Madame Treyve 

 Triomphe de Vienne 



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