438 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



September. Mr. Blackmore says it is apt to crack, and is not to be 

 compared to Grosse Mignonne. 



Although this is an old French peach, and is mentioned in the Chartreux Cata- 

 logue of 1775, it was not till long after the beginning of this century that it was 

 introduced to this country. It was raised by M. Joseph Bauce, a peach- grower at 

 Montreuil, and was chiefly brought into notice by M. Christophe Hervy, who 

 cultivated it with special care in the garden of the Chartreux at Paris. It is also 

 mentioned by Roger Schabol in 1774. 



Belle Bausse. See Belle Bauce. 



BELLE CHEVEEUSE. Fruit, elongated, with a bold nipple on 

 the summit. Skin, unusually downy, yellowish, except next the sun, 

 where it is flesh-coloured and marbled with dark red. Suture, distinct. 

 Flesh, whitish yellow, tinged with red under the skin next the sun, and 

 marbled with rose-colour at the stone, sweet, and juicy. Flowers, small. 

 Leaves, with kidney-shaped glands. 



Eipens in the beginning of September. 



This is so called from having been raised in the village of Chevreuse in the 

 Seine et Marne. It is a very old variety, and has been cultivated for nearly two 

 centuries. 



BELLE DE LA CROIX. This was raised at Bordeaux, and intro- 

 duced to this country by Mr. Rivers. It is large and round. The 

 flesh is very sweet and richly flavoured, equal to the Early Y9rk. 

 Flowers, small. Leaves, with kidney-shaped glands. 



Ripens in the end of August and beginning of September. The tree 

 is hardy and a robust grower. 



BELLE DE DOUE (Belle de Douai). Fruit, large, roundish, 

 inclining to oblate. Skin, covered with deep dark red. Flesh, sepa- 

 rating freely from the stone, with a vinous and rich flavour. Flowers, 

 small. Glands, round. 



A handsome melting peach ; an early variety of Bellegarde, which 

 ripens in the last week of August and beginning of September. Mr. 

 Blackmore says it does not do well with him. 



It was raised at Doue, in the department of Maine et Loire, by a M. Dimas- 

 Chatenay. 



Belle de Paris. See Malta. 



BELLEGARDE (Galande; French Galande ; Belle de Tillemont ; 

 Noir de Montreuil; Ronalds 's Brentford Mignonne). Fruit, round, 

 slightly compressed and hollow at the summit, with a small projecting 

 nipple. Skin, deep red all over, striped with dark purple, so much so 

 as to be almost black. Suture, shallow. Flesh, pale yellow, slightly 

 red at the stone, rich, vinous, and juicy ; healthy, and a prolific bearer. 

 Flowers, small. Leaves, with round glands. 



Ripens in the beginning and middle of September. 



