138 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDIST. 



53. BEURRE MOIRE. [J.] 



New, of medium size, very fine, excellent, and per- 

 fumed. It ripens in October. 



54. BEURRE ROMAIN. Nouveau Cours Complet. 

 CalvelL 



The fruit is large, nearly round, flattened at the summit ; 

 of a yellowish green in the shade, slightly colored with 

 red next the sun ; the flesh is melting and exquisite ; but 

 must be eaten at maturity, as it becomes clammy soon 

 after. Beginning of September. Bosc. 



55. BEURRE ROUGE. [J.l 



Melting and excellent; a new fruit, under medium size; 

 ripening at Paris in October. 



56. *BEURRE SPENCE. M. Van Mons. 



This new pear was raised by Dr. Van Mons. It pos- 

 sesses a melting and delicious flesh, its taste inestimable, 

 and, according to some, unrivalled. It ripens in Belgium 

 in September, and merits a distinguished place in our gar- 

 dens, according to Dr. Van Mons and Mr. Braddick. The 

 Beurre Spence, as cultivated in France, and such as is 

 sold in the London market, is large, ovate or egg-formed ; 

 the eye but little depressed ; stalk short, in a slight cavity ; 

 color pale green, sprinkled with yellow russet, somewhat 

 ruddy or striped next the sun ; melting, sweet, and highly- 

 flavored. Mr. Kirke has assured me that the tree is very 

 productive. 



57. BEURRE VAN MONS. Thompson. 



Middle size; pyramidally formed ; skin russeted ; flesh 

 beurree and excellent. November. [October ?] 



58. BEZI DE LOUVAINE. Van Mons. Nouv. 

 Cours Complet tf Agriculture, Vol. XH. p. 126. 



The fruit is long, its transverse diameter two and a half 

 inches; skin a delicate green, but brown red next the 

 sun ; the stalk short ; the flesh buttery, very agreeably 

 perfumed. It ripens in October. Figured PI. 101 of the 

 Annales Generales- des Sciences. Bosc. 



59. BISHOP'S THUMB. Lindley. Thompson. 

 ROCSSELINE, (of some.) Thompson. 



Large, very oblong, or twice as long as broad ; dark 

 green, covered with iron russet, brownish red towards the 

 sun; flesh yellowish green, melting, juicy, high-flavored, 

 and excellent ; not handsome. September. 



