Samuel Downer introduced this pear soon after the Massachusetts Horticultural Society was organized in 1829. He stated "that it originated in Dorchester, and that the original tree was purchased about 60 years ago by John Andrews of Boston." Fruit rather large, pyriform, one-sided, pale yellowish-green, with a dull red cheek; flesh greenish-white, full of juice, melting, having a vinous flavor; first; early Sept. =Ange. 1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:138. 1768. =2.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:131, fig. 1867. =3.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 480. 1884. This is one of the most ancient varieties in France. At a very early date it was dedicated to the "_Angels_" and later to the "Virgin Mary" and was known by the two names simultaneously from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Fruit small to medium, variable but generally more globular-turbinate than oblong or ovate, deep green changing to yellow, dotted with gray, washed with red-brown on the side to the sun; flesh white, melting, very juicy, sugary, acidulous, having a strong perfume of anis; first for dessert and also for preserves; Aug. and Sept. =Angel. 1.= Thomas _Am. Fruit Cult._ 693. 1897. Originated at Ghent, N. Y. Fruit large, handsome; poor, early. =Angeline. 1.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =2=:134. 1856. A seedling of Van Mons, 1852. Fruit medium, often rather ovate, light green changing to light yellow, somewhat blushed, finely dotted; flesh very fine, white, buttery, sweet, tartish, juicy; first for table and market; late Aug. The tree is best grown as a dwarf. =Angélique de Bordeaux.= =1.= Duhamel _Trait. Arb. Fr._ =2=:214, Pl. XLVII, fig. 5. 1768. =2.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 391. 1831. =3.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:133, figs. 1867. _St. Martial._ =4.= Prince _Pom. Man._ =1=:79. 1831. Henri Manger thought this pear identical with the pear _Liceriana_ or _Liciniana_ of which Pliny spoke and which bears the name of Licinius, the Roman tribune and consul. In 1690 Jean Merlet described a pear under the name _Angélique_ which appears to be the same, and said it was much esteemed in Languedoc under the name _Saint-Martial_. It remains that its origin is ancient and uncertain, though it seems quite likely, as M. Leroy thought, that it originated in Languedoc, Gironde, Fr. Switser considered it was introduced into England about 1708. For upwards of 100 years it was grown there under the name _Saint Martial_. It does not appear when it was first brought to this country. Fruit above medium to large, obtuse-pyriform, uneven in outline, glossy green changing as it ripens to pale yellow or greenish-yellow, the whole strewed with brown dots and a few patches of russet; flesh whitish, semi-fine, sweet and sugary, breaking, agreeable, not rich in perfume; second for dessert and cooking; Jan. to Apr. =Angélique Cuvier.= =1.= Mathieu _Norm. Pom._ 169. 1889. =2.= _Guide Prat._ 72. 1895.