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Dempsey. — Large, oblonc:, obovate, pyriform; color j-ellowish 

 green with brownish-red cheek; stem one inch hjng in a fleshy base 

 without much show of cavity. Flesh wliite, hne-grained, tender, 

 C)uite melting, sweet, very good. .Season late autumn. A seedling 

 of Bartlett. Canada. 



Desportes {Aii'lrr Drxpartr.''). — Medium, oliovale, nljtuse JU'ri- 

 form, oliliiiue: color greenish yellow with areas of fawn and bronze 

 on exposed side. Flesh yellowisli white, hue, melting, granulous 

 at the core, sugary, acid, very good. Season, ^'eI■y earlv. Often 

 grown on the quince. France. 



Diel (Bcurrc Did). — Large to very large, ol)ovate; color yellow at 

 maturity with numerous large brown dots and patches of russet; 

 stalk stout, ciu'vcd, and from one to one-quarter inches long set in 

 uneven cavity. Flesh creamy color, ciuite fine except, at core, Ijuttery, 

 sweet, aromatic, and when well kept delicious in flavor, very good. 

 Much grown for market in Xew York and Michigan. Belgiimi. 



Directeur Alphaude. — 'Wry large; color yellowish green with 

 russet dots; flesh firm, fine-grained, sugary, rich. Season, winter. 

 Succeeds well in western Xe^v York. 



Dix. — Large, oblong, or long pyriform ; color deep yellow at 

 maturity, with russet dots and russet around the stem; skin some- 

 what rough; stem .short, stout, thickened at each end, and set oli- 

 liquely with .slight depression at top of neck; basin narrow and 

 very shallow. Fle.sh a trifle coarse, but juicy, rich, sugary, melting, 

 delicious, very good to best. Fruit often cracks except in drier 

 inland climates with less moisture of air. Jlassachusctts. 



Dorset. — Large, ol>o^•ate obtuse jjyrifurm; color golden yellow 

 with bright red cheek. Flesh juicy, melting, s^^•eet, very good. 

 Season, winter. A new variety giving mueli jiromise east of the lakes. 



Drouard (President Drotiard). — Large, roimdish obovate, o1)tuse, 

 rather irregular; color yellow with netting and wasliings of russet; 

 stalk three-quarters of an inch long, quite stout, inserted in deep 

 narrow irregular cavity. ITesh creamv white, tendi^r, buttery, 

 sweet, ijerfumed, good. An autimin variety nuicli liked in Michigan 

 and cast of lakes. Europe. 



Duhamel (Dithamcl du Muncrnu). — ^ledium, ojiovate, obtuse 

 pyriform; color 3'ellow, with many russet specks and patches of gray 

 or cinnamon russet; stem one and one-quarter inclies long, stout, 

 fleshy at point of insertion in very sliglit cavity; basin narrow, 



