Obtained from seed of Joséphine de Malines by W. E. Essington, Ribbesford House, Bewdley, Eng. It first produced fruit in 1869. Fruit large, obovate-obtuse-pyriform; somewhat flattened at the crown, greenish-yellow when quite ripe, russeted in patches, flesh yellowish, with pale salmon tinge like that of Joséphine de Malines, tender, fine-grained, very juicy, juice rich, sugary, aromatic; first, though a little uncertain; Oct. =Autumn Nelis.= =1.= _Gard. Chron._ 124. 1864. =2.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 664. 1869. =3.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 488. 1884. _Graham Autumn Nelis._ =4.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =5=:331. 1863. Raised from seed by F. J. Graham, Cranford, Eng., about 1852 and exhibited before the British Pomological Society in 1858 under the name _Graham's Bergamot_. It was granted a first class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society. Prior to being placed on the market in 1863 it was renamed Autumn Nelis because of the similarity of the tree and fruit to Winter Nelis. Fruit rather above medium and equal to a large Winter Nelis, obovate-pyriform, greenish-yellow, almost entirely covered with brown-russet; flesh yellowish, very tender, melting and buttery, with abundance of rich, aromatic, sugary juice and having an exquisite flavor; a first class dessert fruit; Oct. =Avocat Allard.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:173. 1867. =2.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =19=:284, 328. 1870. Raised from seed of Doyenné Gris in 1842 by M. Grégoire, Jodoigne, Bel. Fruit small to medium, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, lemon-yellow, much marbled and spotted with russet; flesh yellowish-white and melting; juice very abundant, rich, spicy and very delicious; first rate for cooking; Oct. and Nov. =Avocat Nélis.= =1.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:173, fig. 1867. =2.= Mas _Pom. Gen._ =5=:47, fig. 312. 1880. Originated from the seed beds of M. Grégoire, Jodoigne, Bel., in 1846. Fruit medium, oblong-obovate-pyriform, compressed toward the summit, golden-yellow, dotted and veined with fawn or russet, slightly colored on the side of the sun; flesh whitish, semi-fine, semi-melting, juicy, apt to be gritty around the core, sweet and perfumed; second-rate; Jan. to Apr. =Avocat Tonnelier.= =1.= _Rev. Hort._ 19. 1893. The parent tree of Avocat Tonnelier was raised at Nancy, Fr., about the year 1848. Fruit medium and above, globular-obtuse-pyriform, swelled at base, good yellow-orange at maturity, finely dotted with rose; flesh very dense, white, slightly tinted, melting or slightly breaking, juicy, very sugary, of sweet savor, rather recalling that of Bon Chrétien d'Hiver; first for cooking; all winter. =Ayer.= =1.= _U. S. D. A. Yearbook_ 428, Pl. 52. 1911.