PEARS. 525 



An excellent early pear, which ripens in the end of August, and 

 which does not decay at the core, but remains a good solid fruit. 



I do not know the origin of this fruit. I received it from Mr. Rivers, of Saw- 

 bridgeworth, in 1863. 



BEURRE MENAND. Fruit, medium sized, roundish obovate. 

 Skin, pale lemon-yellow, strewed with brown dots, and mottled with 

 brown russet round the stalk. Eye, open. Stalk, an inch long, very 

 stout, inserted in a slight depression. Flesh, tender, buttery, and 

 melting, very juicy, and very briskly flavoured. 



A second-rate pear, ripe in October. 



It was raised by M. Andre Leroy, of Angers, and dedicated to M. Menand, of 

 Martigny-Briand. 



Beurre de Merode. See Doyenne Boussoch. 



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

 quarter wide, and two inches and a half high ; obovate. Skin, dark 

 grass green, very much covered with clouds and mottles of thin, dirty 

 ash brown russet. Eye, very small, deeply sunk. Stalk, half an inch 

 long, stout. Flesh, greenish for a considerable depth under the skin, 

 melting, tender, very juicy, and with a sweet, thin watery juice. 



An inferior pear, ripe in October. 



BEURRE MOIRE. Fruit, above medium size, three inches and a 

 half long, and two and three-quarters wide ; obtuse pyriform. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, considerably covered with pale bright yellow russet 

 and russety dots. Eye, small, set in a shallow basin. Stalk, an inch 

 long, stout, inserted in a cavity. Flesh, buttery and melting, but not 

 richly flavoured, and with a high perfume. 



Ripe in November. 



This was discovered as a wilding at St. Aubin-de-Liugne, not far from Angers, 

 and it received its name from having been brought before the Society at Angers by 

 M. Moire. 



Beurre de Mortefontaine. See Beurre Lefevre. 



BEURRE NANTAIS (Beurre de Nantes). Fruit, medium sized, 

 three inches and a half long, and two inches and a half wide ; long 

 pyriform. Skin, pale green or yellowish green, dotted and mottled 

 with cinnamon- coloured russet, especially round the stalk, and with a 

 slight tinge of red next the sun. Eye, small and open, set in a narrow 

 and rather deep basin. Stalk, an inch long, perpendicular with the 

 fruit. Flesh, fine, melting, juicy, sweet, sprightly, and without any 

 perfume. 



An early pear, ripe in the beginning of September, but not of any 

 great merit. 



I described under this name another and a very distinct pear in the former 

 editions of this work, having been misled by having received specimens incorrectly 

 named. 



