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much russet, and in sun, a little crimson ; stem, long ; cavity, deep ; calyx, 

 open; segments, long; core, medium; seeds, purplish black; flesh, yel- 

 lowish white, melting, juicy, aromatic, " very good," if not " best." Feb- 

 ruary to March. 



Bezi de Naples. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, ovate obovate, light yellowish green, with 

 blotches and stripes of darker hue, occasional russet patches and dots ; 

 stem, stout; calyx, small; basin, furrowed; flesh, fine, buttery, juicy, 

 sweet, " very good." Last September. 



Bezi de Montigny. 



Trouve de Monligny, | Doyenne Musque. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, brownish olive wood. Fruit, medium, obo- 

 vate, yellowish green, with russet specks and dots ; stem, long, curved, 

 rather stout; calyx, small, open, reflexed ; core, large; flesh, white, fine, 

 melting, juicy, sugary. October. 



Bezi de la Motte. 



Bern Arm udi, | Beurre Blanc de Jersey. 



Foreign. A vigorous, hardy sort, well suited to orcharding. Fruit, 

 medium, obovate rounded, yellowish green, with many small russet dots ; 

 stem, short, rather stout, slightly curved ; calyx, small, open, reflexed 

 segments ; core, medium ; seeds, plump, ovate ; flesh, yellowish white, 

 rather coarse, sugary, juicy, melting, "very good." October. 



Bezi d'Esperin. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, turbinate, melting, " very good ;" good bearer. 

 December to January. (Rivers, in Hort.) 



Baronne de Mello. 



Foreign. Grows fine and bears abundantly on quince. Fruit, medium, 

 obovate, acute pyriform, yellowish russet ; stem, short, stout, fleshy at 

 base; flesh, greenish white, melting, juicy, sub-acid, " very good." Mid- 

 dle October. (Wilder, in Hort.) 



Benoist Nouveau. 



Foreign. The specimen from which we describe was received fi-ora 

 Messrs. EUwanger & Barry. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, greenish 

 yellow, brown cheek, dull russet marbhngs, and indistinct brown specks; 

 stem, stout; cavity, deep, narrow ; calyx, open; core, small ; seeds, long, 

 ovate, pointed ; flesh, breaking, juicy, rather astringent, requires careful 

 ripening. ^ February to April. 



The "Benoist" of Rivers is large, and ripe in August; and a "Beurre 

 Benoist " said to ripen in October ; we have not seen them. 



