PEABS. 513 



Flesh, rather coarse-grained, but very juicy and sweet, very richly 

 flavoured, highly aromatic, and with the perfume of Seckle. 



A very rich and remarkable flavoured pear ; ripe in the beginning of 

 September, after which it soon decays. 



This is a seedling of Van Mons, and I presume No. 213 of the second series of 

 the catalogue, where it appears as "Du Boguinuge : par nous." It first produced 

 fruit in 1844. 



BEURRE BENNERT. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and a 

 quarter wide, and a little more high ; turbinate, even and regular in its 

 outline. Skin, pale lemon-yellow, speckled all over with large cinna- 

 mon-coloured dots, which are wide apart, with a red blush on the side 

 next the sun, and covered with a network of russet. Eye, small and 

 open. Stalk, an inch long, sometimes obliquely and sometimes per- 

 pendicularly inserted. Flesh, yellow, somewhat gritty at the core, 

 juicy, half-melting, sweet, with a cold acidity, and aromatic. 



A pear of uncertain merit ; ripe from December to February. The 

 tree is not vigorous, but bears pretty well, and makes a good pyramid 

 on the pear stock. 



BEURRE BENOIT (Auguste Benoit; Benoit; Doyenne Benolt ; 

 Comte Odart). Fruit, large, three inches wide, and three and a quarter 

 high ; obovate. Skin, pale yellow, strewed with patches and dots of 

 pale brown russet. Eye, small, half open, placed in a round and 

 shallow basin. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, inserted in a 

 narrow cavity. Flesh, white, fine-grained, melting, acidulous, and 

 very juicy, sugary, and perfumed, with a distinct Seckle aroma. 



A fine pear ; ripe in September and October. The tree succeeds 

 best on the pear, forms handsome pyramids, and bears well. 



BEURRE BERCKMANS. Fruit, medium sized ; turbinate. Skin, 

 of a rich lemon-yellow colour, thickly covered all over with russety 

 specks and dots, but round the stalk and over the crown it is com- 

 pletely covered with a coat of cinnamon-coloured russet. Eye, open, 

 set in a round furrowed basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted without 

 depression. Flesh, white, tender, fine-grained, juicy, sugary, and 

 richly flavoured. 



A handsome and very excellent pear ; ripe in November and Decem- 

 ber. The tree makes a handsome pyramid, and is a good bearer. Mr. 

 R. D. Blackmore says it is worthless at Teddington. 



BEURRE BEYMONT. Fruit, above medium size; obovate, even, 

 and handsomely shaped. Skin, smooth and shining, golden yellow 

 next the sun, and greenish yellow in the shade, and with a russet patch 

 round the stalk. Eye, large and open. Stalk, very long, woody, and 

 straight. Flesh, tender, not very juicy, and with a very herbaceous 

 flavour. 



An inferior fruit ; ripe in the end of October and November. 



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