. The American fruit culturist. ratherthick; cavity small, irregular; calyx small, basin contracted ; fleshmelting, rich, agreeable. Mid-autumn. Germantown, Pa. Comte de Flandre. Rather large, pyramidal-pyriform, oftettoblique; skin yellow, with small dots and thin russet; stalk long,,set under a lip, with a little depression ; basin shallow ; flesh juicy,,melting, with an agreeable, refreshing flavor, very good. No-vember. Conseiller de la Cour. (Marechal de la Cour.) Large, pyriforrrr 5i8 THE PEAR. (somewhat Bosc form) ; greenish-yellow, slightly russeted; stalkslender, not sunk; basin small
. The American fruit culturist. ratherthick; cavity small, irregular; calyx small, basin contracted ; fleshmelting, rich, agreeable. Mid-autumn. Germantown, Pa. Comte de Flandre. Rather large, pyramidal-pyriform, oftettoblique; skin yellow, with small dots and thin russet; stalk long,,set under a lip, with a little depression ; basin shallow ; flesh juicy,,melting, with an agreeable, refreshing flavor, very good. No-vember. Conseiller de la Cour. (Marechal de la Cour.) Large, pyriforrrr 5i8 THE PEAR. (somewhat Bosc form) ; greenish-yellow, slightly russeted; stalkslender, not sunk; basin small, calyx small, nearly closed; fleshwhite, melting, sub-acid, juicy, of fine quality. Late autumn andearly winter. Tree vigorous, productive. Succeeds on Fig. 650. -Countess of Lunay. Size medium, obovate-pyriform, somewhatconic; skin smooth, pale waxen yellow, with a thin red cheek;stalk about an inch and a half long, set without depression on therounded point of the neck, which is slightly russeted ; basin very. Fig. 698.—Nantais. Fig. 699.—Cornice. Fig. 700-—Dix. small, even; flesh white, very juicy, melting, fine, very De Tongres. (Durandeau.) Large, pyramidal-pyriform, surfaceuneven or knobby; yellow, with bronze russet and red stripes;juicy, melting, rich, sub-acid, perfumed. October, November. Alarge, handsome, and excellent pear, but the tree is rather light brown, slender, spreading, leaves narrow. ;Diel.* (Diels Butter.) Large, sometimes very large, thick py-riform, neck short, obtuse, body very large; small specimensapproach obovate; skin dull yellow, with numerous conspicuous-dots, and some russet; stalk an inch and a fourth to an inch and?a. half long, stout, moderately sunk; basin slightly furrowed; fleshrather coarse, rich, sugary, buttery, juicy, fine. Late autumnand early winter. Shoots large, spreading, irregular; leavesroundish or broad. Suceeds well on quince stocks. 693. Dix. Large, long pyrif
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