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dant bearer, succeeds as a standard, and when grown against a wall 

 produces fruit of a very large size. The branches should be well 

 thinned to admit sufficient air among the large foliage. Mr. Blackmore's 

 experience of Beurre Diel leads him to consider it " a pear of coarse 

 texture and vastly overrated," and no doubt it is so in many parts of 

 the country, but in others it is a fruit of the greatest excellence. 



This esteemed variety was discovered by M. Meuris, gardener to Dr. Van Mons, 

 growing in a village called Perck, on the farm of Dry-Toren, or Trois Tours, and 

 being unnamed, Van Mons dedicated it to his friend Dr. Aug. Friedr. Adrien Diel, 

 of Dietz, in the Duchy of Nassau. But Diel does not seem to have been aware of 

 its origin, for he says it was raised from seed by Van Mons. 



Beurre Deschamps. See Beurre d'Aremberg. 

 Beurre Dr. Jules Guyot. See Doctor Jules Guyot. 

 Beurre Dore. See Brown Beurre. 

 Beurre Dore de Bilbao. See Golden Beurre of Bilboa. 

 Beurre Drapiez. See Urbaniste. 



BEURRE DUHAUME. Fruit, turbinate, evenly shaped. Skin, 

 covered with brown russet, which only admits of a little of the yellow 

 ground colour shining through on the side next the sun, where it has a 

 red and orange cheek ; on the shaded side it is not so much covered 

 with russet, and therefore shows more of the yellow ground colour 

 through it. Eye, large, and quite open, set in a shallow basin, or 

 almost level with the surface. Stalk, about half an inch long, very 

 slender, and placed in a narrow round cavity. Flesh, firm, crisp, 

 and breaking, very juicy, sweet, rich, and vinous, with a fine noyau 

 flavour. 



This is a first-rate pear ; ripe in December, and continues in use till 

 February. The colour of the fruit and texture of the flesh are like 

 those of Passe Colmar ; it is, however, quite distinct from that variety. 

 The tree has a diffuse and bushy habit of growth. 



BEURRE DUMONT. Fruit, medium sized, three inches long, and 

 two inches and three-quarters wide ; roundish oval. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, speckled with brown russet on the shaded side, and reddish 

 brown on the side next the sun. Eye, small, set in a moderately deep 

 basin. Stalk, half an inch to three-quarters long, swollen at the base, 

 where it is united to the fruit by the side of a fleshy lip. Flesh, juicy, 

 melting, and richly flavoured, with fine musky perfume. 



An excellent pear ; ripe during November and December. 



It was raised by M. Joseph Dumont, gardener to Baron de Joigny, at Esquelines 

 near Pecq in Belgium, and the tree first fruited in 1833. 



BEURRE DUPONT. Fruit, small, two inches wide, and two and 

 three-quarters long ; pyriform curved, being longer on one side than the 

 other. Skin, rich golden yellow, speckled with patches of cinnamon- 



