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depression. Flesh, yellow, buttery, juicy, sugary, and pretty well 

 flavoured. 



Kipe in January and February. 



ROUSSELET ENFANT PRODIGUE.— Fruit, above medium size ; 

 obovate, somewhat bossed and undulating in its outline. Skin, clear 

 deep green, considerably covered with smooth brown russet. Eye, 

 large and open, with leaf-like segments, set in a round, deep, and 

 uneven basin. Stalk, half an inch long, stout and woody, obliquely 

 inserted in a wide shallow depression. Flesh, greenish white, half- 

 melting, coarse-grained, with an abundant cold, brisk, sweet juice and 

 a slight aroma, similar to that of Seckle. 



An excellent pear, with a fine acidulous flavour ; ripe in October. 

 The tree is hardy, a good bearer, and forms a handsome pyramid. 



Eousselet Hatif. See Early Rousselet. 



Eousselet d'Hiver. See Winter Bousselet. 



Kousselet Jamin. See Heliote Dundas. 



ROUSSELET DE JONGHE.— Fruit, small, curved; obovate, un- 

 even and irregular in its outline. Skin, smooth, and of an uniform 

 lemon-colour. Eye, very large and open, set even with the surface. 

 Stalk, upwards of an inch long, curved, fleshy at the base, and united 

 to the ftuit by fleshy folds, without any cavity. Flesh, yellow, fine- 

 grained, firm, melting and juicy, with a very rich sugary flavour. 



A delicious pear, the rich flavour of which compensates for its small 

 size ; ripe in November and December. 



ROUSSELET DE MEESTRE.— Fruit, large ; obtuse-pyriform or 

 pyramidal. Skin, smooth and shining, of a golden-yellow colour, 

 thickly dotted all over with large brown russet freckles. Eye, open, 

 set in a wide, flat basin. Stalk, an inch and a half long, not depressed. 

 Flesh, half buttery, firm, pretty juicy, and well flavoured, but with 

 nothing to recommend it. 



Ripe in October and November. 



Rousselet Musque. See Bousselet de Rlieims. 

 Rousselet Petit. See Bousselet de Rheims. 



ROUSSELET DE RHEIMS {Bomselet Musque; Bousselet Petit).— 

 Fruit, small ; pyriform, and rounded at the apex. Skin, green, changing 

 to yellow at maturity, and thickly covered with grey russet specks, 

 tinged with brown next the sun. Eye, small and open, slightly 

 depressed. Stalk, an inch long, thick, and not depressed. Flesh, 

 half melting, rich, sugary, and highly perfumed. 



One of the oldest and best early pears. Ripe in September, but 

 does not keep long. 



ROUSSELET DE RHEIMS PANACHE'.— This is in every respect 

 similar to the preceding, of which it is a bud sport ; except that the 

 leaves and fruit are striped with yellow and green. 



