THE PEAR. 
435 
Tree vigorous, making a handsome pyramid, succeeds on 
quince. Fruit medium, roundish-oval, inclining to ohovate or 
pyriform. Skin rough, yellow, shaded with dull crimson, or 
carmine, thickly sprinkled with russet or brown dots. Stalk of 
moderate length, pretty large, inserted in a medium cavity. 
Calyx open, segments persistent, basin deep, round, upright. 
Flesh somewhat granular, buttery, juicy, sugary, very rich, 
sprightly, and highly perfumed. December to April. 
Doyenne Sieulle. 
Sieulle. Beurre Sieulle. 
Bergamotte Sieulle. 
Raised by M. Sieulle, gardener. Tree vigorous and produc- 
tive. Fruit medium, conic, truncate, angular. Skin greenish- 
yellow, thickly sprinkled with green or brown dots. Stalk 
long, curved, stout, inserted in a broad cavity by a ring or lip. 
Calyx open in a small shallow basin. Flesh white, coarse, very 
buttery, juicy, with a rich vinous, slightly aromatic flavour 
October, November. 
