586 THE PEAR. 
uneven. Flesh greenish-white, exceedingly juicy, buttery, melts 
ing-with a rich vinous flavour, highly perfumed. October. 
Porre p’Aponpance. Duh. 
Fruit above medium. Form oblong-pyriform. Neck thick. 
Colour pale yellow, with numerous russet dots, mottled and in- 
termingled with vermilion, and red on the sunny side. Flesh 
melting and juicy, with a sweet delicious flavour. Ripe middle 
of October. (Wilder in Hort.) 
Porrz Rovsszeton. (Berckman’s.) 
‘ ~ Rousselon. 
Tree of medium vigor, grows well as a pyramid. Fruit me- 
dium, shaped: like a Doyenne. Skin eitron-yellow at maturity, 
dotted with russet, and highly coloured on the side of the sun, 
Flesh fine, half melting, sufficiently juicy, sugary, vinous, with 
an agreeable perfume. February. (An. Pom.) 
Potrz pes Cuasseurs. Wan Mons. 
A seedling of Van Mons. Fruit medium, pyriform, some- 
times depressed. Skin greenish-yellow, covered with minute 
dots, and a few patches of russet. Stalk long, enlarged at its _ 
junction, without depression. Calyx small, basin shallow. 
Flesh buttery, juicy, slightly granular, with a highly perfumed 
flavour, resembling Brown Beurré. October. : 
Porrz p’AvRIL. 
Tree a vigorous grower, both on pear and quince, very pro- 
ductive. , 
Fruit large, roundish, angular, obtusely conic. Skin green- 
ish-yellow, slightly shaded and somewhat spotted with russet, — 
and thickly covered with russet dots. Stalk long and curved, 
inserted usually in a depression. Calyx closed, basin deep, and 
irregular. Flesh whitish, compact, coarse, granular, juicy, half- 
melting, sweet and agreeable; a good baking pear, with some 
promise for the dessert. November to February. 
Porre ve Lepine. 
De Lepine. Delepine. 
Tree of moderate growth, very productive. 
Fruit small, angular, oblate. ~Skin’ yellowish, shaded with 
crimson, slightly russeted. + Stalk long, greatly enlarged at its 
junction to both fruit and branch; cavity broad and shallow. 
Calyx small, open in a corrugated basin of little depth. Flesh 
coarse, granular, melting, juicy, with a brisk, vinous, perfumed 
favour, November, December. 
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