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covered with brown russet ; flesli juicy, sweet, buttery and 

 rich ; December. 



448. Meresia Nevil ( W. Paul & Son). Medium, roundish; 

 green, covered with dark russet ; flesh half-melting, 

 juicy and sweet ; second-rate ; December and January. 



449. Messire Jean (Andre Leroy). Obovate ; long stalk; skin 

 rough, dark orange-yellow ; not melting ; October. 

 Michel Ar change, see Saint Michel Archange. 



450. Milan de Rouen (E. H. S.). Small, roundish ; orange- 

 yellow ; flesh soft, sweet ; inferior ; October. 



451. Monseigneur Affre (Pragnell). Medium, roundish; 

 greenish-yellow russet ; flesh rather dry, little flavour ; 

 second-rate ; November. 



Monsieur le Cur^, see Yicar of Winkfield. 



452. Montmoris (Davies, Maidstone). 



453. Morel (Eivers). Medium, obovate ; yellow, with patches 

 of russet ; not melting. 



454. Mollet's Guernsey Beurre (E. H. S.). 



455. Muir Fowl's Egg ( Ward). Small, roundish ; green, with 

 russet ; flesh half-melting, sweet ; November. 



456. Musette de Nancy (E.H. S.). Large, obovate ; pale orange- 

 yellow russet ; flesh sweet, somewhat dry ; November, 



457. Napoleon. Medium, pyriform ; skin soft, smooth, greenish- 

 yellow ; flesh white, melting, rather watery ; second-rate ; 

 November. 



458. Napoleon III. (Cornu). Large, obovate, surface bossed ; 

 deep yellow, with russet ; flesh white, very juicy and 

 melting ; September, Octooer. 



459. Napoleon Savinien (Miller). Medium, pyriform ; bronze 

 flushed ; flesh firm, sweet, half-melting ; January. 



460. Navez Peintre (W. Paul& Son). Small, ovate ; greenish- 

 yellow ; flesh white, juicy, melting and pleasant ; October. 



461. Nec Plus Meuris (Hudson). Large, obovate, irregular; 

 greenish-yellow ; flesh white, melting, juicy ; good ; 

 December. 



Nectarine (W. Paul & Son), see Baronne de Mello. 



Nelis d'Automne, see Autumn Nelis. 



Nelis d'Hiver, ^e Winter Nelis. 



Neuf Maisons (Cornu), see Beurre d'Anjou. 



New Autumn (Palmer), see Napoleon. 



462. Nicolas Eischer (Pragnell). 



463. NouVeau Poiteau. Large, pyriform ; irregularly bulged 



