PEAES. 517 



A good pear, but not of first-rate quality ; ripe in the middle and 

 end of November. 



BEURRE CLAIRGEAU (Clairrjeau ; Clair<mni de X t ,nte*). Fruit, 

 large, and very handsome ; curved pyriform. Skin, smooth and shining, 

 of a fine lemon-yellow colour, and with a tinge of orange red on the 

 side next the sun ; it is thickly covered all over with large russety dots 

 and patches of thin delicate russet, particularly round the stalk. Eye, 

 small and open, level with the surface. Stalk, half an inch long, 

 stout, and rather fleshy, with a swollen lip on one side of it. Flesh, 

 white, crisp or half-melting, coarse-grained, juicy, sweet, and slightly 

 musky, a flavour resembling that of the Seckle. 



A handsome and showy pear ; ripe in November. Its appearance is 

 its greatest recommendation. Mr. Blackmore says it is " very fruitful, 

 but of third quality." 



This handsome pear was raised at Nantes, by a gardener of the name of Clairgeau, 

 in the Rue de Bastille. I received it in the year 1848 from Mr. Rene Langelier, of 

 Jersey. The original tree was purchased by M. de Jonghe, of Brussels, who, having 

 become its possessor, had the merit of distributing it. 



BEURRE COLMAR. Fruit, medium sized, three inches long, 

 and two inches and a half wide ; ovate, uneven in its outline, obtusely 

 both towards the stalk and the eye. Skin, smooth, yellow covered 

 with green dots on the shaded side, and clear red with dark red dots 

 next the sun. Eye, open, with narrow segments, and set almost even 

 with the surface. Stalk, an inch long, slightly depressed. Flesh, very 

 white, melting, and very juicy, rich and perfumed. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in October. The tree succeeds well as a 

 standard. 



BEURRii. COLOMA. Fruit, medium sized ; oblong-obovate. Skin, 

 thin and tender. At first lively green, but changing to clear yellow 

 at maturity, and entirely covered with delicate brown russet without 

 any trace of red next the sun. Eye, open, with short dry segments, 

 and set in a small pretty even depression. Stalk, three-quarters of an 

 inch long, stout, and set in a small depression. Flesh, white, deli- 

 cate, buttery, and melting, with a rich sugary and vinous flavour. 



A worthless dessert pear, which rots at the core in the end of Sep- 

 tember. The tree succeeds well as a standard. 



BEURRE COPRETZ. Fruit, below medium size; oval, even and 

 regularly formed. Skin, smooth, of an uniform greenish yellow colour, 

 covered with large patches and dots of russet. Eye, small and open, 

 set in a very shallow basin. Stalk, very thick and fleshy, inserted 

 without a cavity. Flesh, greenish white, coarse-grained, juicy, and 

 sugary, but with little flavour. 



An inferior variety ; ripe in November. 



Beurre Cullem. See Bfsi de Montigny. 



