Doyenne Goubault
Fruit medium, short-pyriform; eye small, set in a deep basin; skin greenish-yellow-russet; flesh juicy, melting, and pleasant. January. A good winter Pear.
Dr. Hogg (Rivers'). Fruit small, obovate, even in outline; skin patched with russet, brownish-red where exposed, changing to bright red when ripe; eye open, set in a shallow depression; flesh melting, slightly gritty at the core, very juicy, and of singularly rich flavour. September. An enormous bearer; the fruit is best gathered a few days before it is ripe, and allowed to mature indoors. A seedling from GANSEL'S BERGAMOT.
Duchesse d'Angouleme. Fruit large, sometimes very large, much bossed, obovate; eye open, in a deep basin; skin greenish-yellow, with large patches of dull russet; flesh white, buttery, melting, and finely flavoured. October and November. A very fine, showy, and excellent Pear. Tree vigorous, healthy, and a good bearer on the Quince. The fruits of this variety are largely imported from France, to supply Covent Garden and other markets.