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pear, of a long obovate shape, five to six inches long, and four or five 

 broad. The flesh is somewhat tender and juicy, but without any 

 aroma, and very soon becomes mealy. 



Ripe in November and December ; not worth growing. 



Beurre de Terwerenne. See Brown Beurre. 

 Beurre van Geert. See Beurre Jean van Geert. 

 Beurre van Mons. See Baronne de Mello. 

 Beurre Vert. See Beurre Diet. 

 Beurre de Westerloo. See Doyenne Boussoch. 



BEURRE DE WETTEREK Fruit, large, roundish, inclining to 

 turbinate, widest in the middle, and tapering obtusely towards each 

 end, uneven in its outline. Skin, bright green and shining, dull red 

 on the side next the sun, and covered with large russet spots. Eye, 

 open, deeply set. Stalk, an inch long, stout, and deeply inserted. 

 Flesh, yellowish, coarse-grained, half-melting, pretty juicy, and well- 

 flavoured. 



A showy and peculiar-looking pear, which in some seasons is very 

 good ; ripe in October. 



I received this from M. Papeleu, of Wetteren, near Ghent, in 1848. It originated 

 in the garden of M. Louis Berckmans, at Heyst-op-den-Berg, in Belgium, and is 

 supposed to have been one of the seedlings raised by Major Esperen, some of 

 whose trees M. Berckmans obtained after his death. 



Beuzard. See Hampden's Bergamot. 

 Bezi de Caen. See Leon Leclerc de Laval. 

 Bezi de Caissoy. See Best de Caissoy. 

 Bezi de Chaumontel. See Chaumontel. 

 Bezi de Echassery. See Echassery. 

 Bezi Esperen. See Besi d 1 Esperen. . 

 Bezi Goubault. See Besi Goubault. 

 Bezi d'Heri. See Besi d'Hery. 

 Bezi de Landry. See Echassery. 

 Bezi de Quessoi. See Besi de Caissoy. 

 Bezi de Quessoy. See Besi de Caissoy. 

 Bezi Royal. See Besi dHery. 

 Bezi Yaet. See Besi Vaet. 

 Biemont. See Bergamotte Cadette. 

 Biemont. See Beurre Beauchamps. 



