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of November. The tree is not a strong but a healthy grower, and bears 

 abundantly. It forms handsome pyramids, either on the pear or the 

 quince. 

 A seedling of Major Esperen, of Malines, which first fruited about 1845. 



PASSE CKASANNE. — Fruit, about medium size, two inches and a 

 half wide and the same high ; roundish-obovate or turbinate, even in 

 its outline. Skin, entirely covered with dark brown russet, with only 

 an indication of the yellow ground colour visible on the shaded side. 

 Eye, rather large and open, set in a distinct depression. Stalk, three- 

 quarters of an inch long, woody, and inserted in a small round cavity. 

 Flesh, half melting, somewhat gritty, brisk and vinous, with a distinct 

 aromatic flavour. 



An excellent late pear ; ripe from January to March. « 



Raised by M. Boisbunel, of Rouen, and first fruited in 18S5. 



PASSE MADELEINE. — This is a small oblong pear, with an uneven 

 surface. Skin, green, covered with dots. The flesh is dry and very 

 astringent, crisp, and without much flavour. 



An early pear ; ripe in August, and grown to some extent in the 

 market-gardens round London, but it is a very worthless variety. 



PASTORALE (Mmette d'Automne; Petit Bateau). — ^Fruit, above 

 medium size ; pyriform. Skin, yellow, with a blush of red next the 

 sun, and wholly covered with numerous greyish dots and markings of 

 russet. Eye, small and open, with short rigid segments set in a slight 

 depression. Stalk, from an inch to an inch and a half in length, fleshy 

 at the base, and inserted in a fleshy knob on the apex. Flesh, white, 

 tender, crisp, and half melting, and of a rich, sweet, and slightly musky 

 flavour. 



A dessert pear ; in use from November to February. The tree is a 

 strong grower and an abundant bearer ; succeeds well as a standard, 

 and must be grown on the pear in preference to the quince. It requires 

 a light warm soil, not too moist, otherwise it is harsh and austere. 



Pastorale d'Hiver. See Easter Beurre. 



Paternoster. See Vicar of Winkfield. 



Du Patre. See Easter Beurre. 



PAUL THIELENS. — ^Frnit, large, three inches and a half long and 

 two and three-quarters wide ; obovate, inclining to oblong, even in its 

 outline. Skin, smooth and shining, pale yellow, with a slight blush 

 and a few streaks of red next the sun, the whole strewed with russet 

 and green dots on the shaded side, and with pale crimson ones on the 

 other. Eye, large and open, set in a shallow depression. Stalk, about 

 an inch long, green, thick, and fleshy, inserted without depression. 

 Flesh, white, tender, fine-grained, juicy and sweet. 



Of no great merit. Blets and rots at the core in the last week of 

 September, 



