PLATE XLII. 
3. DOYENNE BOUSSOCH. 
[Syn : Nouvelle Boussoch ; Albertine; Bcurve dc Merode; Bcurve de Westerloo; Double 
Philippe .] 
The history of this Pear is nowhere given. 
Description. —Fruit : very large, three and a half inches high and the same wide ; roundish- 
obovate, or Doyenni shaped. Skin : lemon-coloured, covered with large, rough, russety dots, and 
often taking a beautiful rose colour on the sunny side. Eye : open, placed in a shallow basin. 
Stalk : stout and short, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh : yellowish white, tender, very melting 
and juicy, with a fine, brisk, vinous flavour and a delicate agreeable perfume. 
This is a handsome Pear, and of good quality if eaten at the right moment, just as it ripens 
or rather before it is ripe ; but it so quickly becomes mealy that its place in the garden is generally 
soon supplied by other October pears, whose virtues are not quite so evanescent. 
The tree is hardy, bears well, and makes a good pyramid. 
