A seedling of Van Mons which did not fruit until 1844, two years after the death of the great pomologist. Fruit medium, oblate, obtuse-pyriform, bright yellowish-green, sprinkled with minute russety dots and slight markings of russet, brownish-red on the side next the sun; flesh white, a little soft, melting, juicy, sweet, acid, free from grit and possessing a delicate, musk flavor; Nov. =Alexandre de Russie. 1.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 363. 1831. Raised by M. Bouvier, Jodoigne, Bel., and named in honor of the Emperor Alexander of Russia. Fruit above medium, rather pyramidal, with an uneven surface, light green changing to yellowish-green, with a tinge of brownish-red on the side exposed to the sun where also it is somewhat stained with a fine, pale brown-russet, either in streaks or patches; flesh white, gritty, very juicy, buttery, with a rich, aromatic flavor. A good dessert pear; late Oct. =Alexandrina. 1.= _Mag. Hort._ =25=:41, 502, fig. 50. 1859. =2.= Mas _Le Verger_ =2=:27, fig. 12. 1866-73. Raised by M. Bivort, Haelen and Louvain, Bel. Published in 1847. Fruit medium, rather variable, globular-ovate, bright green changing to a fine yellow at maturity, tinged with crimson on the side next the sun, strewed irregularly with minute, russet dots; flesh yellowish-white, fine-grained, melting, juicy, sugary and perfumed; Sept. =Alexandrine Douillard. 1.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =2=:41, fig. 1854. Raised by M. Douillard, Nantes, Fr., first harvested in 1849; placed in commerce in November, 1852. Fruit large, pyriform, turbinate or ovate; skin smooth and glossy, citron-yellow at maturity, nearly covered with russet-fawn, stained with dark brown and dotted with black and gray; flesh white, fine, melting; juice abundant, sugary and deliciously perfumed; excellent; Nov. and Dec. =Alexandrine Mas. 1.= Mas _Le Verger_ =1=:89, fig. 51. 1866-73. This pear came from a seed of the Passe Colmar sown by M. Mas in 1850. Fruit medium, pyriform, irregular, with protuberances, obtuse, bright green changing at maturity to pale yellow, covered with very numerous and regularly spaced small, dark brown spots; flesh whitish, transparent, melting; juice sufficient and rich in sugar, perfumed after the manner of Passe Colmar; first; Apr. and May. =Alfred de Madre. 1.= _Guide Prat._ 103. 1895. A new variety sent out in 1895 by Daras de Naghin, Antwerp, Bel. Fruit medium, yellow, dotted with fawn, carmined on the side next the sun; flesh semi-melting, sweet, acidulous, with a very agreeable perfume; Oct. =Alice Payne. 1.= Van Lindley _Cat._ 23. 1892. Originated about 1843 near Salem, N. C. In 1892 the original tree was still growing when the variety was introduced by J. Van Lindley, Pomona, N. C. Fruit medium to large, yellow-white; good; winter. =Allerton. 1.= _Mass. Hort. Soc. Rpt._ 44. 1866.