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Duchess of Oldenburgh – Dutch Sweetwater

Duchess of Oldenburgh

Kitchen. Fruit large, red-striped. August to October. A very desirable and handsome Russian variety.

Duke of Devonshire

Dessert. Fruit medium; flavour crisp, juicy, rich and sugary. December to March.

Dumelow's Seedling, or Wellington, or Normanton Wonder. Kitchen. Fruit firm, large, and somewhat acid. November to March.

Downton

Skin pale yellow, spotted with red dots, flesh yellowish; one of the richest and most delicious.

Deux Soeurs

Fruit large, irregular-pyriform; eye small and open; skin smooth, greenish-yellow, russety; flesh white, buttery, melting, very juicy, and finely perfumed. November. A remarkably fine Pear, of good quality.

Dorothee Royale Nouvelle

Fruit small, pyriform; eye open, in a small basin; skin pale yellow-russet, slightly flushed; flesh melting, juicy, with a delicious flavour. October and November. A very highly flavoured Pear.

Doyenne Boussoch

Fruit very large, obovate; eye open, in a small depression; skin pale yellow, with light russet; flesh white, juicy, melting, and rich. October. A very handsome Pear.

Duchesse de Bordeaux

Fruit medium, roundish; eye open, in a deep basin; skin brown-russet, flushed; flesh juicy, melting, and richly-flavoured. January. A late Pear, of great excellence.

Durandeau

Fruit large, regular-pyriform; eye small and open; skin dull, reddish; flesh white, melting, very juicy, with a pleasant perfume. November. Handsome and good.

Duchess of Buccleuch

Fruit greenish-white, changing to yellow when highly ripened, small, round; flesh tender, juicy, exceedingly rich, and with a strong Muscat flavour; bunches very long, cylindrical, well-set. A mid-season Grape.

Duke of Buccleuch

Fruit greenish-yellow, very large, round; flesh tender, very juicy, sweet, and exceedingly rich; bunches medium, short-ovate. An early Sweetwater Grape, somewhat difficult to cultivate.

Dutch Hamburgh

Fruit deep purplish-black, with dense bloom, very large, round; flesh coarse, and harsh in flavour; bunches medium, short, broadly shouldered, often setting imperfectly. A handsome, mid-season, vinous variety.

Dutch Sweetwater

Fruit clear greenish-white, medium-sized, round; flesh firm, juicy, sweet, and pleasant; bunches short, small, often badly set. An old, early Sweetwater sort, suitable for open-air culture.