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VARIETIES. 



Golden Beurre of Bilboa. 



One of the most 

 clear, golden-skin- 

 ned, and beautiful 

 of fruits. It is usu- 

 ally capped with a 

 rich russet around 

 the stem, which is 

 quite long and 

 slender, set in a 

 very slight basin. 

 It is quite small, 

 and not unfre- 

 quently much re- 

 sembles the Dear- 

 born's Seedling. It 

 is often far from 

 buttery, occasion- 

 ally a little acid, 

 with an abundance 

 of sprightly juice. 

 When perfect, it is 

 buttery, melting, 

 of a rich, pleasant 

 sub-acid flavor. 



Good on Pear oi 

 Quince. 



Fig. 100. 



