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sugary, and excoUent in flavor. Season, middle of September. 

 Originated in Dubuque, Towa. The tree has proven ver}' hardy in 

 Iowa. 



McLaughlin. — Large, pyramidal pyrifonn, and often obovate; 

 color greenish yellow, and yellow whtai ripe; skin rough, with some 

 russeting; stalk short, oblique, and inserted at surface without 

 cavity. Flesh juicy, melting, sweet, rich, ])erfumed, very good. 

 Season, early winter. (Irown east of the lakes. Maine. 



Madame Millet. — ^'ery large, short obovate, or turbinate, and 

 rather uneven in outline; color yellow, nearly covered with light 

 russet; stem short, stout, oblicjuely in.serted with the a\is of the 

 fruit, without depression; eye open, set in a wide and quite deep 

 basin. Flesh tender, melting, juicy, richly flavored. Keeps into 

 winter. Often grown as a dwarf. Belgium. 



Madame Treyve. — ^Medium, obovate pyrifonn; color jiiale yellow, 

 with bright red cheek, some russet, and numerous brow^l dots; stem 

 slender, inserted in narrow cavity; basin narrow, round, regular. 

 Flesh white, melting, juicy, rich, sweet, very good. Season, Sep- 

 tember. Quite a favorite on the quince. France. 



Madeleine (Mnijddcti). — Medium to small, obovate, slighth' Pyri- 

 form; color yellowish green, often with brownish shade where ex- 

 posed; stalk one and one-half inches long, slender, inserted in very 

 narrow small cavity; basin shallow. Flesh juicy, melting, slightly 

 acid, with delicate rich flavor, very good. France. 



Marguerite {Petite Marguerite). — Medium, oblate, obtuse, pjyri- 

 form, with uneven surface; color greenish yellow^ and pale yellow 

 when mature, with brownish red cheek and numerous greenish dots; 

 stalk long, slightly curved, inserted in a narrow^ quite deep cavity; 

 basin quite large and somewhat corrugated. Flesh white, half fine, 

 buttery, juicy, melting, sweet, very good to best. A dessert variety, 

 doing well near the lakes and in Ontario, Canada. France. 



Marie Louisa. — Large, ]jyriform, with curved axis, body some- 

 what oblong; color Rreenish yellow wlien mature, with some russeting; 

 stalk one and one-half inches long, quite stout, usually olilique, 

 inserted without cavity. Flesh buttery, melting, vinous, quality 

 variable, but usually very good. Belgiinn. 



Merriam. — Quite large, nearly round, but ap]5roaching oblate; 

 color yellow-, with some russeting; stalk short, quite stout, inserted in 

 small cavity, with one side enlarged; basin shallow and corrugated. 



