350 THE PEAE. 



Belle Julie. 



Foreign. Tree, upright grower; fruit, medium, long ovate, yellowisA 

 green, cinnamon russet, bronzed red in sun ; stem, short, stout ; calyx, 

 medium, reflexed ; flesh, greenish white, juicy, " very good." October 

 and November. (Hov. Mag.) 



Belle Canaise. 



Eliza d'Heyst. 



Foreign. Fruit, below medium, globular, obovate, pale greenish yel- 

 low, with dirty green or brown specks ; stem, slender ; calyx, open ; flesh, 

 white, coarse-grained, juicy, "good." February to March. 



Belle de Thouars. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, pyriform, angular, rich brown russet ; short 

 stem ; cavity, little plaited ; calyx, half open ; shallow basin ; core, small ; 

 seeds, ovate ; flesh, white, tender, juicy, " very good." October and 

 November. 



Beurre Brown. 



Beurre Oris, 1 Beurre d'Or, 



Beurre Rouge, | Beurre Doree, 



Beurre, 

 Golden Beurre, 

 Gray Beurre, 

 Beurre Vert, 

 Badham's, 



Isambert le Bon. 



Beurre d'Amboise, 

 Beurre d'Ambleuse, 

 Beurre du Roi, 

 Poire d'.A.mboi8e, 

 Isambert, 



An old variety ; does finely in warm rich soil, but a peculiar vinous 

 taste, not admired by every person. Fruit, medium, oblong obovate, yel- 

 lowish green, with thin russet, reddish brown in sun ; flesh, greenish 

 white, melting, juicy, vinous, sub-acid. September. 



Beurre Suisse. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, obovate oblong, striped green, red, and yel- 

 low ; only desirable as a curiosity. October. 



Beurre Beaulieu. 



Foreign. Fruit, above medium, obovate pyriform, yellow, with russet 

 Bpots and blotches ; short stout stem ; calyx, open ; basin, shallow ; flesh, 

 white, juicy. October. 



Beurre de Rhine. 



* Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform, irregular ; stem, stout ; calyx, open ; 

 basin, shallow, hght yellow, rough spots; flesh, white, rather coarse, 

 " good." October and November. Grows well on quince. 



Beurre Crapaud. 

 Foreign. Vigorous and productive on pear or quince, fine for extreme 



