THE PEAK. 



717 



Due Alfred de Cruy. 



Fruit large, obtuse pyriform. Skin smooth, greenish yellow, with 

 a thin crust of brown russet over the surface ; on the side next the sun 

 it is tinged with pale brown. Stalk fleshy at base, set without depres- 

 sion. Calyx open. Flesh yellowish, not very juicy, buttery, rich, spicy. 

 November, December. (Hogg.) 



Due d'Aumale. 

 Gredeon Paridant. 



A seedling of Yan Mons', of vigorous growth and productive habit. 

 Young wood reddish yellow brown. 



Fruit medium, slightly obtuse pyriform. Skin pale yellow, shaded 

 and marbled with brownish red in the sun, sligljfc netting and patches 

 of russet, and many russet dots. Stalk rather long, a little curved. 

 Calyx large, open. Flesh whitish, juicy, sweet, aromatic. Good to 

 very good. September. 



Due de Brabant. 



Fondante des Charneuse. Jamin. Waterloo. 



Miel d'Waterloo. Beurre Charneuse. Belle Excellente. 



Beurre d'Waterloo. 



A Belgian Pear. Tree hardy, vigorous, productive. Young wood 

 olive brown grayish. 



Fruit large, oblong pyriform, sometimes acute, sometimes obtuse. 

 Skin greenish, shaded with crimson on the sunny side, and thickly 

 sprinkled with greenish dots. Stalk long, curved, and twisted, some- 

 what fleshy at its insertion, in a very small cavity. Calyx large and 

 open. Segments persistent, in an irregular ribbed basin. Flesh whit- 

 ish green, very juicy, buttery, melting, with a refreshing vinous flavor. 

 Yery good. October, November. 



Duchesse d'Angouleme. 

 Beurre Soule. 



A magnificent large dessert Pear, sometimes weighing a pound and 

 a quarter, named in honor of the Duchess of Angouleme, and said to 

 be a natural seedling, found in a forest hedge near Angers. When in 

 perfection, it is a most delicious fruit of the highest quality. We are 

 compelled to add, however, that the quality of the fruit is a little un- 

 certain on young standard trees. The tree is a strong grower, the shoots 

 upright, reddish yellow brown. 



Fruit very large, oblong obovate, with an uneven, somewhat knobby 

 surface. Skin dull greenish yellow, a good deal streaked and spotted 

 with russet. Stalk one to two inches long, very stout, bent, deeply 

 planted in an irregular cavity. Calyx set in a somewhat knobby basin. 

 Flesh white, buttery, and very juicy, with a rich and very excellent 

 flavor. Yery good. October. 



Duchesse d'Aremberg. 



A French Pear, the fruit of which we have seen but once. Tree 

 a vigorous grower and early bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish obtuse pyriform, dull greenish. Stalk long, 

 slender, curved, set in a broad, rather deep cavity. Calyx partially 



