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THE PEAE. 



Doyenne Downing. 



Raised by Andre Leroy, and dedicated to the late A. J. Downing. 

 Tree moderately vigorous. Young wood slender, dark rusty brown. 



Fruit medium, obovate obtuse pyriform, inclining to turbinate. Skin 

 greenish yellow, sprinkled and netted with russet, very slightly shaded 

 with crimson, and thickly covered with russet dots. Flesh fine, buttery, 

 juicy, melting, with a sweet, vinous, rich, perfumed flavor, somewhat 

 aromatic. Good to very good. October. 



Doyenne du Comice. 



A French Pear, of comparatively recent introduction, which promises 

 to be of much value. Tree moderately vigorous, upright. Young wood 

 rich warm reddish yellow brown. 



Doyenne du Comice. 



Fruit large, varying, roundish pyriform or broad obtuse pyriform, 

 sometimes obtuse. Skin greenish yellow, becoming fine yellow at matu- 

 rity, often lightly shaded with crimson and fawn in the sun, slight net- 



