APPLES, PEARS, AND GRAPES. 



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abrupt, small ; flesh, juicy, biitteiy, melting ; with a brisk vinous or sub-acid 

 flavor; season, October. 



Tree. Vigorous, healthy grower, succeeding on pear or quince roots ; young 



wood, brown, inclining to a fawn ; a good bearer. Foreign origin. 



BEURRfe BOSC. 



Synonyms : Calebasse Bosc, Marianne Nouvelle, Bosc's Flaschenbirne. 



Fruit. — Size, large; form, obovate, acute, pyriform, a little uneven, and 

 tapering long and gradually into the stalk ; color, dark yellow, dotted, and 

 marbled with cinnamon russet, slight brownish red in sun; stem, usually long 

 and slender ; calyx, medium ; segments, pai'tially erect ; basin, round, shallow, 

 sometimes a little uneven ; core, small ; seeds, blackish ; flesh, white, melting, 

 juicy, sweet perfumed; season, October. 



