PLATE LXX. 
3. DOYENNE ROBIN. 
This pear is said to have been raised at Angers, by M. Robin, and to have first borne fruit 
in 1840. 
Description .—Fruit : above medium size, oblong and regular in shape. Skin : yellow when 
ripe, and covered with minute spots of russet, especially round the stalk, and in patches, irregularly 
over the surface. Eye : small, with segments inverted, slightly depressed. Stalk: stout and 
straight, three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small, deep cavity, sometimes irregular, lined 
with thin russet. Flesh : white and melting, with an abundance of sweet juice, pleasantly flavoured. 
This excellent pear is in season during September and October. 
The tree is hardy and bears abundantly. It is best grown as a pyramid on the quince stock. 
It is adapted for small gardens, and well deserves a place there. 
