Elliott's fruit book; (1854) Elliott's fruit book; elliottsfruitboo01elli Year: 1854 364 THE PEAR. Duchess of Angouleme. Duchesse d'Angouleme. Foreign. A valuable variety for market, on the quince, and on the quince only. High culture of this variety produces very large and ft very good' fruit, otherwise it is indifferent in size or character. Our drawing is from a small specimen. Fruit, large, oblong, obovate pyriform, dull greenish yellow, traced and dotted with russet; stem, rather long, stout; calyx, medium, partly open ; basin, deep, uneven ; core, below medium; seeds, oblong pyriform

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Elliott's fruit book; (1854) Elliott's fruit book; elliottsfruitboo01elli Year: 1854 364 THE PEAR. Duchess of Angouleme. Duchesse d'Angouleme. Foreign. A valuable variety for market, on the quince, and on the quince only. High culture of this variety produces very large and ft very good' fruit, otherwise it is indifferent in size or character. Our drawing is from a small specimen. Fruit, large, oblong, obovate pyriform, dull greenish yellow, traced and dotted with russet; stem, rather long, stout; calyx, medium, partly open ; basin, deep, uneven ; core, below medium; seeds, oblong pyriform; flesh, white, buttery, juicy, '; very good.' 'October. The Striped Duchess d'Angouleme differs only in the fruit being striped, yellow and green. Duchesse of Orleans. St. Nicholas. Beurre St. Nicholas. Foreign. Tree moderately vigorous, upright, olive-colored wood, leaves dark blue green, narrow. Thus far productive and healthy on quince;

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