The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ish yellow, deep yellow where exposed and fully mature, some tracesand nettings of russet, and many russet dots; stalk long, curved,set at an inclination in a small cavity; calyx open; basin ratherbroad, moderately deep, a little uneven; flesh whitish, half fine,juicy, melting, quite rich and aromatic; very good. Season October. 178 PEARS. Jules dAiroles (De Leon Leclerc). A seedling of Leon Leclerc, raised at Laval, France, and dedi-cated, to his friend, M. de Liron dAiroles. Tree moderately vigor-ous, rather upright, a good but not very prolific beare
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . ish yellow, deep yellow where exposed and fully mature, some tracesand nettings of russet, and many russet dots; stalk long, curved,set at an inclination in a small cavity; calyx open; basin ratherbroad, moderately deep, a little uneven; flesh whitish, half fine,juicy, melting, quite rich and aromatic; very good. Season October. 178 PEARS. Jules dAiroles (De Leon Leclerc). A seedling of Leon Leclerc, raised at Laval, France, and dedi-cated, to his friend, M. de Liron dAiroles. Tree moderately vigor-ous, rather upright, a good but not very prolific bearer. Fruit medium, roundish pj^riform, a little elongated, and slightlyobtuse, regular; skin pale greenish yellow, often shaded with crim-. Jules dAiroles. son in the sun, partially netted and traced with russet, and manyrusset dots; stalk long, slender, curved; cavity small, nearly regular;flesh whitish yellow, half fine, juicy, melting, sweet, a little vinous,slightly aromatic, and of very good quality. Ripening the last ofNovember and the first of December. Jules dAiroles (De X. Gregoire). This pear was produced at Jodoigne (Belgium), in 1857, byXavier Gregoire, a distinguished pomologist. Tree quite vigorous,with rather long, stout branches, making an upright, regular head;moderately productive. PEAKS. 179 Fruit above medium, slightly inclining to turbinate; stem long,slender, curved at the upper end; cavity small; basin shallow; skina little rough, thick, bright yellow, partly covered vi^ith large dots,marbled, and streaked with brownish red; flesh yellowish white,fine, melting, a little coarse at the core, juicy, sugary, slightly vinous,and pleasantly perfumed. Season last of October to the last ofNovember. (Leroy.)
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