Duc de Morny. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:95, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 568. 1884.
Raised by M. Boisbunel, Rouen, and first published in 1862. Fruit large, long-obtuse-pyriform, bossed, green, mottled and dotted with russet; flesh whitish, tender, melting, very juicy, too acid, little sugar or perfume; second; Nov. to Jan.
Duc de Nemours. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:96, fig. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 568. 1884.
Raised by Van Mons at Louvain in 1825. Fruit large and handsome, obovate, narrowing abruptly, bright greenish or lemon-yellow, even-dotted with russet and gray specks, sometimes reddened on cheek next the sun; flesh white, melting, rich, sweet, sprightly, juicy, perfumed; first; Oct. and Nov.
Duchesse d’Angoulême Bronzée. 1. Guide Prat. 110. 1876.
Duchess Bronze. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 135. 1920.
A sub-variety of Duchesse d’Angoulême found in a garden of M. Weber, Dijon, Fr., and introduced in 1873. Fruit large to very large, differs from type by its skin being red-brown or bronze, this feature being perfectly constant; flesh fine, melting, juicy, sugary; first; Oct. to Dec.
Duchesse d’Angoulême Panachée. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:102. 1869. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 569. 1884.
A variegated form of Duchesse d’Angoulême, the wood, leaves and fruit being mottled with yellow and green. In 1848 it was attributed to M. Audusson, who originated Duchesse d’Augoulême, but Leroy claims that it proceeded from his nursery in 1840.
Duchesse Anne. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 2:102, fig. 1869.