AUTUMN PEARS. . 365 



out depression. Calyx prominently placed, even with the fruit, 

 flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet and agreeable. September to 

 October. Bears abundantly. 



68. BEURBE VAN MARUM. Thomp. 



A rather large, and very good, juicy pear, one of the Flemish 

 varieties. It comes early into bearing, and produces well. 



Fruit large, oblong-pyriform, not very regular. Skin yellow, 

 rarely with a little red. Stalk rather long and slender, inserted 

 in a flattened cavity. Calyx large, set in an irregular shallow 

 basin. Flesh white, melting, juicy, sweet and agreeable. First 

 of October. 



69. BEURRE SPENCE ? Thomp. 



It is probable that there may be a true Beurre Spence, since 

 Dr. Van Mons claims to have raised one, and once pronounced 

 it the finest of all pears. But it is certain that neither the 

 pomologists of England or America have yet been able to ob- 

 tain it correct. Beurre Diel, Urbaniste, B. de Capiumont, and 

 one or two others, of very inferiour quality, have been imported 

 into this country for Beurre Spence. We have, however, re- 

 ceived a tree from Mr. Rivers, the English nurseryman, which 

 may prove correct. He says " this is the Beurre Spence of the 

 Parisians. I ate it there in October, and thought it, simply, a 

 good pear, scarcely deserving the high encomiums given by Van 

 Mons to Mr. Braddick."* 



70. BEURRE CRAPAUD. Thomp. 



A new foreign pear, resembling the Doyenne in flavour. 

 Fruit of medium size, obovate. Skin pale greenish-yellow. 

 Flesh buttery, fine-grained and excellent. Ripens in October. 



71. BEURRE PICQUERY. 



The Beurre Picquery has lately been received from France, 

 where it has the character of a first rate fruit, somewhat resem- 

 bling the Urbaniste in general appearance ; of rather larger 

 size, melting, equally fine in flavour, ripening in October, and 

 keeping a month or more. Shoots dark olive. 



* In the mean time we annex Van Mons' original description. " Wood short- 

 jointed, leaves small, branches horizontal or declining. The fruit is of the shape 

 and size of the Brown Beurre ; skin green, handsomely sprinkled and marked 

 with reddish brown and reddish purple. Flesh tender, juicy, sugary and per- 

 fumed. It ripens about the last of September." Revue, des Revues, 1830, p. 180. 



