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without a name, called it Baronne de Aiello in honour of that lady, who resided at Piscop, in the 
Department of Seine et Oise. “ This is the true Baronne de Aiello d says Dr. Hogg, “ respecting 
which there has been much confusion. I received it from M. Papeleu, of Wetteren, in 1847, and it 
proved to be identical with the fruit described by M. Decaisne, M. Mas, and M. Liron d’Airolles. 
It is singular that the last author is the only one who notices the greenish tinge of the flesh, 
which I have remarked as a constant character. It also corresponds with the fruit of Baronne de 
Aiello, sent me by M. Andre Leroy in 1866.’’ 
There is an admirable figure of this Pear in the Jardin Fruitier du Aluseum , in which the 
characteristic dark brown russet of the skin is well represented. 
Description. —Fruit : medium sized, of a curved, pyramidal shape, rounding to the eye, and 
tapering on one side, with a dipping curve towards the stalk ; sometimes the surface is bossed or 
undulating, but generally it is even. Skin : almost entirely covered with dark brown russet, which 
is thin and smooth, so that it has no roughness to the touch ; on the shaded side, the ground colour 
which is more or less visible, is greenish yellow mottled over with russet. Eye : small and open, 
with incurved tooth-like segments, and placed in a very slight depression, sometimes almost level 
with the surface. Stalk : half an inch long, slender, woody, and of a brown colour, inserted on the 
surface of the fruit. Flesh : greenish yellow, fine grained, melting, and buttery. Juice : very 
abundant, rich, sugary, brisk, and vinous. It has a fine aroma when in perfection, but in some 
seasons, and in poor soils, or in exposed and cold situations, it becomes coarse-grained and gritty, 
with a watery juice not at all sugary. 
This is a very excellent Autumn Pear, in season from the end of October to the end of 
November. It ripens well without the liability to decay at the core, which so many early Autumn 
pears unfortunately possess. 
The tree is very hardy and grows well. It is an excellent bearer, and succeeds well on the 
quince stock, either as a pyramid or dwarf bush. 
