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the shaded side, darker where exposed to the sun, and thickly covered 

 with dark grey russety dots and several patches of dark russet. Eye, 

 small, set in a shallow, uneven basin. Stalk, three-quarters of an 

 iach long, slender, and obliquely inserted by the side of a fleshy pro- 

 tuberance. Flesh, tinged with green, particularly near the skin, 

 tender, juicy, and melting, with a rich, sweet flavour. 



A dessert pear; ripe in October. The tree is vigorous, a good 

 bearer, but requires the protection of a wall to bring the fruit to per- 

 fection, and succeeds best on the pear. 



Sylvange d'Hiver. See Easter Beurre. 



Sylvange Vert. See Sylvange. 



Sylvestre d'Automne. See Frederic de Wurtemberg. 



Sylvestre d'Hiver. See Frederic de Wurtemberg. 



Table des Princes. See Jargonelle. 



TAEDIF DE MONS.— Fruit, oblong obovate, even and regularly 

 formed. Skin, of an uniform yellow colour, paler on the shaded side, 

 and with an orange tinge next the sun, strewed with large russety dots. 

 Eye, large, clove-like, open, very slightly depressed. Stalk, an inch 

 long, rather slender, obliquely inserted, not depressed. Flesh, white, 

 tender, buttery, melting, and very juicy, rich, and sugary. 



An excellent pear ; ripe in November. 



Tarling, See Easter Bergamot. 



Tete Eibaut. See Cassolette. 



Teste Ribaut. See Cassolette. 



Teton de Yenus. See Bellissime d'Hiver. 



Teton de Venus. See Gilogil. 



THEODORE VAN MONS.— Fmit, medium sized, two inches and 

 a quarter wide and two and three-quarters high; pyramidal. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, strewed with russety dots and tracings of russet. 

 Eye, closed, set in a small, uneven basin. Stalk, three-quarters of an 

 inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh, yellowish white, juicy, 

 and meltmg, richly flavoured, and with a fine perfume. 



Ripe in October and November. 



THERESE APPERT.— Fruit, above medium size, three inches 

 and a quarter long and two inches and a quarter wide; pyriform, 

 rounded towards the eye, and tapering gradually to the stalk by two 

 deep concave curves. Skin, of a dull yellow ground coloui-, mottled 

 with green patches, and thickly covered with cinnamon-coloured russet 

 dots, and here and there a small patch of russet ; next the sun it has a 

 few mottles of crimson. Eye, small and open, with erect acute seg- 

 ments set in a very slight depression. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch 

 long, fleshy, inserted without depression, sometimes a little on one side of 



