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in its outline. Skin, lemon-yellow, mottled and dotted with russet. 

 Eye, open, slightly depressed. Stalk, ahout an inch long, not de- 

 pressed. Flesh, yellowish, half-melting, juicy, sweet, and perfumed. 

 An inferior pear ; in use from January till March. 



Kateau. See De lAvre. 

 Red Achan. See Aclian. 



RED DOYENNE {Doyenne d'Automne ; Doyenne Crotte ; Doyenne 

 Oalleux ; Doyenne Oris ; Doyenne Jaime ; Doyenne Rouge ; Doyenne 

 Boux ; Grey Doyenne; Neige Grise; St. Michel Dove; St. Michel 

 Gris). — Fruit, medium sized ; obovate, very much resembling, in shape 

 the Doyenne Blanc. Skin, yellowish green, but entirely covered with 

 thin, smooth, cinnamon-coloured russet, so that none of the ground 

 colour is visible, and sometimes it has a tinge of brownish red next the 

 sun. Eye, small and closed, set in a shallow depression. Stalk, 

 three-quarters of an inch long, curved, and inserted in a narrow rather 

 deep cavity. Flesh, white, tender, melting, and buttery, of a refreshing, 

 rich, and delicious flavour. 



An excellent dessert pear ; ripe in the end of October, and keeps 

 much better than the Doyenne Blanc. The tree is not a very strong 

 grower, but healthy and a good bearer, either on the pear or quince 

 stock. It may be grown either against a wall or as a standard, but the 

 fruit is preferable from a wall. It will be found advantageous to gather 

 the fruit before it is ripe, as it will then keep much longer. 



This variety is supposed to have first emanated from the garden of the Chartreux 

 at Paris, about the middle of the last century. 



RED ORANGE [Orange Rouge). — Fruit, medium sized ; roundish, 

 or roundish turbinate. Skin, smooth, bright green at first, changing 

 to yellowish green, and entirely covered on one side with beautiful 

 deep red, thickly covered with greenish dots on the shaded side, and 

 brownish red next the sun. Eye, small and open, with acute segments, 

 and set in a wide and rather deep basin. Stalk, three-quarters of an 

 inch long, set in a small cavity, with frequently a fleshy prominence on 

 one side of it. Flesh, white, crisp, and very juicy, with a pleasant 

 sugary and musky flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in the end of August, but must be gathered 

 before it ripens on the tree, otherwise it becomes mealy. The tree is 

 vigorous either on the pear or quince, but is subject to canker ; an 

 abundant bearer, and succeeds well as a standard. 



Regentin. See Fasse Colniar. 

 A la Reine- See Muscat Robert. 



REINE DES POIRES. — Fruit, medium sized ; obovata. Skin, 

 smooth, pale yellow, and dotted with russet ofl the shaded side, and 

 bright red next the sun. Eye, small and open, placed in a small, irre- 

 gular basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a small cavity. Fleshy 

 yellowish, tender, juicy, and sweet. 



Ripe in October. j^ ^ 



