Pears. 



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Auguste de Maraise. Large, pyri- 

 form, rough brown ; buttery, juicy, 

 sweet. October. Belgian. 



August Royer, p. 269. 



Augustus Dana, p. 269. 



Autumn Colmar, or Colmar d'Ete. 

 Conic, greenish yellow ; coarse ; 

 juicy, astringent ; rots. Septem- 

 ber. [Another Autumn Colmar is 

 medium, pyriform, green j rich, 

 agreeable. October.] 



Autumn Paradise, p. 258. 



Bankerbine. Medium, obovate, 

 greenish yellow ; coarse, breaking. 

 October. 



Baronne de Mello, p. 259. 



Barry, p. 259. 



Bartlett, or Williams' Bonchretien, 

 p. 250. 



Bartram. Medium, obovate pyri- 

 form, pale yellow ; juicy, melting, 

 excellent. September. Phila. 



Beadnell. Medium, turbinate, yel- 

 lowish green and red ; juicy, melt- 

 ing. September. 



Beauchamps. See Bergamotte Ca- 

 dette. 



Beau Present d'Artois. Large, pyri- 

 form, yellow ; granular, sweet ; 

 rots at core. September. 



Belle Angevine. See Pound. 



Belle de Bruxelles, or Belle d'Aout. 

 Large, pyriform, yellow ; sweet, 

 poor. A handsome, worthless 

 sort. 



Belle de Flandres. See Flemish 

 Beauty. 



Belle de Noel ; or, Belle Apres Noel. 

 See Fondante de Noel. 



Belle Epine Dumas. See Dumas. 



Belle et Bonne. Large, roundish, 

 greenish ; rather coarse ; buttery, 

 sweet. September. Belgian. 



Belle Fondante. Medium, conic tur- 

 binate, yellow russet ; buttery, 

 juicy, rich, slightly astringent. 

 October. 



Belle Julie. Small, obovate, light 

 green ; melting, buttery, sweet, 

 perfumed. October. 



Belle Lucrative, p. 269. 



Belle Williams. Large, pyriform, 

 greenish yellow ; buttery, melting ; 

 very good has cracked badly at 

 some places. Winter. 



Bellissime d'Ete. See French Jar- 

 gonelle. 



Bellissime Jargonelle. See French 

 Jargonelle. 



Belmont. Medium, roundish obo- 

 vate, yellow green ; coarse ; juicy, 

 sweet. October. An English 

 cooking pear. 



Benoist. Medium, turbinate ; yel- 

 low with a red cheek ; melting, 

 sweet, agreeable. August. 



Bergamot, Easter. Medium, round- 

 ish obovate, pale green ; crisp, 

 juicy, pleasant. Late winter. 



Bergamot, Gansel's, p. 284. 



Bergamot, Hampden's. Large, 

 roundish, yellow ; a little coarse ; 

 breaking and buttery, if house- 

 ripened. September. 



Bergamot, Summer. Small, round, 

 yellowish green; juicy, rich, be- 

 coming mealy. Late July. 



Bergamotte Cadette, p. 269. 



Bergamotte de la Pentecote. See 

 Easter Beurre. 



Bergamotte de Millepieds. Medium, 

 roundish, dark green; melting, 

 juicy ; very good. September. 

 French. 



Bergamotte de Soulers. See De Sor- 

 lus. 



Bergamotte d'Esperen. Medium, 



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