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Blackmore considers it very handsome and nearly first-rate as it is 

 grown in his garden at Teddington. 



It was raised by M. Jean Van Geert, the nurseryman, at Porte de Bruxelles, 

 Ghent, and was first sent into commerce by M. Ambroise Verschaffelt, of Ghent, 

 in 1864. 



BEURRE KENNES. Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a 

 quarter wide, and two inches and three-quarters high ; abrupt pear, 

 shaped, truncated at the stalk end. Skin, rather rough to the feel, 

 from a coat of brown russet ; on the side next the sun, and over a great 

 part of the shaded side, it is of a vermilion red colour. Eye, small 

 and open, set in a wide and shallow basin. Stalk, three-quarters of 

 an inch long, stout, fleshy at the base, and without a cavity. Flesh, 

 yellow, coarse-grained, half-melting, juicy, sweet, and aromatic. 



A very pretty but worthless pear, which, while it preserves a sound 

 appearance externally, is quite rotten at the core ; ripe in the end of 

 October. Tree a great bearer. 



It was raised by Van Mons, and dedicated after his death to M. Kennes, Cure 

 of Neervelp, in Belgium, by M. Bivort a very doubtful compliment. Mr. R. D. 

 Blackmore says it is a ** wretch." 



Beurre de Kent. See Glou Morgeau. 



BEURRE KNOX. Fruit, large ; oblong-obovate. Skin, smooth 

 and shining, pale green in the shade, with a little brownish grey russet 

 next the sun, and tinged with red. Eye, small and open, with short 

 dry segments, and set in a very shallow depression, frequently even 

 with the fruit. Stalk, an inch long, stout, and fleshy, obliquely inserted 

 under a fleshy lip without depression. Flesh, white, tender, half- 

 melting, with a sugary and pleasant flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in October. The tree is an abundant bearer, 

 and succeeds well as a standard. It was raised by Dr. Van Mons. 



BEURRE L AMO YE AU. Fruit, large ; long pyriform. Skin, 

 golden yellow, thickly dotted with russet dots, and with a fine red 

 cheek on the side next the sun, like Beurre Clairgeau. Eye, open. 

 Stalk, long and curved, inserted obliquely on the apex of the fruit. 

 Flesh, yellowish, fine-grained, rather firm, sweet, and with a thin 

 watery juice. 



An inferior pear ; ripe in October. 



BEURRE LANGELIER. Fruit, medium sized ; obtuse pyriform. 

 Skin, pale greenish yellow, with a crimson blush on the side next the 

 sun, and covered with numerous russet dots. Eye, open, set in a 

 shallow and wide basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a small 

 cavity. Flesh, tender, buttery, and melting, with a rich and vinous 

 flavour. 



An excellent pear ; ripe during December and January. It requires 



