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spurs; flowers with an unpleasant odor, showy, i^ in. across, average 7 buds in a cluster: 

 pedicels i-jV in. long, thick, thinly pubescent. 



Fruit ripe in late September and October; medium in size, 2f in. long, 2j in. wide, 

 obovate, conical, with sides unequal; stem i| in. long; cavity very shallow and narrow, or 

 lacking, the flesh drawn up about the base of the stem; cal>'x open, large; lobes long, nar- 

 row, acuminate; basin shallow, obtuse, smooth; skin thin, tender, smooth; color dull 

 greenish-yellow, thickly sprinkled with small, russet dots, often overspread with russet 

 around the basin; dots numerous, small, russet, conspicuous; flesh tinged with yellow, 

 firm, fine-grained, crisp, buttery, juicy, sweet; quality very good. Core closed, abaxile; 

 calyx-tube long, narrow, funnel-shaped; seeds narrow, plump, acute. 



BEURRg D'ANJOU 



I. Kenrick /Im. Orc/i. 136. 1841. 2. Downing fr. Treei ^ ni. 360. 1845. 3. Hovey T^r. j4to. 1:61, PI. 

 1851. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 53. 1852. 5. Flor. & Pom. 5:1, PI. i865. 6. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 

 679, fig- 1869. 7. Hogg Fruit Man. 510. 1884. 



Anjou. 8. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 36. 1S83. 



Winter Meuris. 9. Lucas Tafelbirnen 171, fig. 1894. 



Nee plus Meuris. 10. Baltet Cult. Fr. 321, fij. 214. 1908. 11. Guide Prat. 49, 282. 1895. 



Beurre d'Anjou is a standard market pear for late fall and early winter, 

 its season lasting until well into January even in common storage. As an 

 early winter pear, it has no superior and few equals in appearance and 

 quality of fruit. In appearance, the pear is of distinct type — large, very 

 uniform, the sides slightly unequal, smooth of skin, yellow, marked and 

 dotted with russet, faintly blushed, and borne on a very short, thick stem. 

 A fruit of this variety can never be mistaken for that of another. The 

 internal characters are scarcely less notable than the external ones. The 

 yellowish-white flesh is firm but tender, slightly granular, very juicy, sweet, 

 spicy, with a rich, vinous flavor. Uniformity of shape and the smooth skin 

 are marked and constant characters. In common with all varieties, the 

 fruits of this pear are not always up to their best, but they are never poor 

 in quality. The trees are vigorous, hardy, fairly free from blight, grow 

 rapidly and come in bearing early, but have the serious fault of being uncer- 

 tain croppers. In Europe and America, the trees thrive on the quince, and 

 the variety is rated by all as a splendid one for dwarfing. Of all winter 

 pears, none is more valuable for commercial or home orchards than Beurre 

 d'Anjou. In particular, it is recommended for New York, where, possibly, 

 it. is more at home than in any other part of America. 



BeiuT^ d'Anjou is an old French pear the origin of which is obscure, 

 although it is supposed to have originated in the vicinity of Angers. Early 

 in the nineteenth century it was introduced into England by Thomas 



