THE TEAR. 686 



Fruit medium, broad jiyriform. Skin yellow, sliaded with fine rich 

 red in the sun, and sprinkled ^vith minute light brown dots. Stalk long, 

 curved. Calyx open. Basin furrowed. Flesh whitish yellow, juicy, 

 melting, with a pleasant vinous flavor. Good to very good. August. 



Beurr6 de Nantes. 

 Beurre Nantais. Beun-e Blanc de Nantes. 



Raised by Francjois INIaisonneuve, at Nantes, France. Tree veiy vig- 

 orous, upright, healthy, and conies early into bearing. Yovmg wood olive. 



Fruit large, elongated pyriform or pyramidal. Skin greenish yel- 

 low, with a red cheek and minute dots. Stalk rather long and large, 

 inserted by a lip almost without cavity. Calyx large, open. Basin 

 broad and furrowed. Flesh juicy, sweet, melting, and pleasantly per- 

 fumed. Very good. October. 



Beurre de Nivelles. 



A Belgian Pear, as yet but little known. 



Fruit medium, obtuse pyi-iform. Skin yellow, with brownish red 

 in the sun, netted, patched, and dotted with russet. Stalk set in a 

 small cavity. Calyx small, nearly closed. Basin small, narrow, abru})t. 

 Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, vinous. Good. October, 



Beurre de Quenast. 



We have received several Pears under this name, one of which has 

 proved identical with Louise Bon de Jersey, and as we have doiibts of 

 the others, we copy description from the Annals of Pomology, as fol- 

 lows : — ' 



Fruit medium, roundish oblong pyrifonn, slightly acute, greenish 

 yellow, with patches of russet, and russet next the stalk and calyx. 

 Flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet, and pleasantly perfumed. October. 



Beurre Derouineau. 



A French Pear of small size and poor quality. 



Fruit small, obovate, yellowish, sprinkled Axdth russet patches. Flesh 

 white, sweet. October, November. 



Beurre de Saint Arnaud. 

 Beurre de Saint Arnaud. 



A Belgian Pear, originated in 1853. Tree vigorous. 



Fruit below medium, roundish obovate, yellow, becoming brownish 

 red in the sun. Flesh white, fine, buttery, jx^icy, agi-eeable. Good. 

 October. 



Beurre des Mouchouses. 



Origin, France. 



Fruit large, I'oundish obtuse obovate, yellow, with many gray dots 

 Flesh white, fine, melting, j uicy, vinous. Jvily, August. (Leroy.) 



Beurre de "Wetteren. 

 This Pear was discovered by Louis Berckmans, in his garden at 



