=Adolphe Fouquet. 1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =4=:67, fig. 226. 1879.
Raised by M. Grégoire, Jodoigne, Bel. Fruit nearly medium,
turbinate-conic, uniform in contour, water-green dotted with
grayish-brown, often freely russeted, changing at maturity to dull
citron-yellow; flesh white, with slight yellowish tint, rather fine,
buttery, melting, with juice sufficient, sugary and vinous; good; Oct.
=Adolphine Richard. 1.= _Mag. Hort._ =26=:218. 1860. =2.= Leroy _Dict.
Pom._ =1=:89, fig. 1867.
Reported by M. Bivort in the garden of the Van Mons Society,
Geest-Saint-Rémy, Bel. Fruit small or medium, pyriform-obtuse, golden
yellow, spotted, striped and mottled with russet; flesh whitish, firm,
without grit, semi-melting, wanting in quality, with sugary juice,
acidulous, aromatic, without any after-flavor; second; Oct. and Nov.
=Aehrenthal. 1.= Lauche _Deut. Pom._ =11=: No. 51, Pl. 51. 1883.
Dedicated by Dr. Diel of Stuttgart to the Baron von
Aehrenthal of Prague sometime previous to 1833. Fruit medium,
ventriculous-obovate-pyriform, bright green passing to yellow; flesh
white, melting, juicy, buttery, aromatic; good; mid-Sept.
=Agathe de Lescourt. 1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:90, fig. 1867.
_Agathe de Lescours._ =2.= Mas. _Pom. Gen._ =5=:39, fig. 308. 1880.
Origin obscure. Cultivated in France in the middle of the last century
and believed to have been introduced there from Belgium. Fruit medium
and frequently very large, obtuse-pyriform, greenish-yellow, dotted
and streaked with russet; flesh white, sweet, rather insipid; second;
mid-Sept.
=Aglaë Adanson.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:91, fig. 1867.
_Adanson Apothekerbirne._ =2.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =2=:181. 1856.
Obtained from seed by Van Mons in 1816. Fruit small, pyriform but
irregular, obtuse, greenish-yellow, finely dotted with russet, and
washed with bright rose on the cheek next the sun; flesh white, coarse,
breaking, with sufficient juice, scarcely any sugar but full of perfume
and flavor; third; Aug. and Sept.
=Aglaë Grégoire.= =1.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =8=:69, fig. 1860. =2.= Leroy
_Dict. Pom._ =1=:92, fig. 1867.
Obtained from seed about 1852 by X. Grégoire, Jodoigne,
Bel., and placed on the market in 1855. Fruit below medium,
obovate-obtuse-pyriform and often nearly round, dark green changing to
yellow at maturity; flesh melting, sugary, semi-fine and melting; juice
abundant, vinous, with an agreeable perfume; first; Feb. and Mar.
=Agnès.= =1.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =7=:183, fig. 575. 1881.
Raised by M. Pariset, Curciat-Dongalon, Fr. First report of it given
in 1869. Fruit medium or nearly large, turbinate-pyriform, even in
outline, bright lively green sprinkled with brown dots all over,
changing at maturity to clear yellow on the shaded side and warm gold
on the side next the sun; flesh white, fine, altogether melting; juice
sufficient, sweet, sugary, pleasantly perfumed; first; Dec. and Jan.
=Agricola.= =1.= _Guide Prat._ 84. 1895.
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