BEURRE' D'AKEMBERG PEAR. 



Oi-phelines; M. Van Mons soon after named it Beurre Beauchamps, in 

 honor of its discoverer; others called it Bern-re d'Hai'denpont ; and 

 finally, the name of Beurre d'Aremberg was given to it by mistake, but, 

 becoming most general, it has been retained. 



After so many years of confusion, in regard to the BemTe d'Aremberg 

 and Glout Morceau, it is a principal object with cultivators to know 

 every means of identifying the two lands ; and we have selected these 

 two varieties, not only on account of their intrinsic merits, but in order 

 to bring together a comparison in this respect. The fruits of the two 

 ripen at the same season, and often have a great resemblance; but in 

 all other characteristics there can be no two kinds scarcely more unhke. 

 The habit of growth of the Beurre dAxemberg is erect and regular, — 

 that of the Griout Morceau, spreading and irregular. This we have illus- 

 trated in the vignettes accompanying our descriptions of each, which ai-e 

 taken from oui* specimen trees, three years planted out, and now in a 

 bearing state. The wood of the Bern-re d'Ai'emberg is slender, long- 

 jointed, with short, rounchsh buds, and of a clear yellowish brown ; — that 

 of the Glout Morceau, stout, short-jointed, with veiy prominent, pointed, 

 diverging buds, and of a dai-k ohve. The leaves of the former are nar- 

 row and folded, with scarcely any serrature ; — those of the latter, broad, 

 wavy, and deeply serrated. 



The Beurre d'Aremberg is a most productive variety, and to have the 

 fruit of good size it is necessary to thin them considerably. The fruit 

 has, also, the rare merit of not being blown off the trees easily by heavy 

 winds. It grows freely either upon the quince or pear, and comes into 

 bearing, generally, about the third year. It prefers a good strong loamy 

 soil, but produces good crops on such as are quite unfavorable to some 

 other varieties. The fruit, when gathered, if put into clean barrels or 

 boxes and placed in a cool situation, ripens as freely as the Baldwin 

 apple. 



Tree. — Moderately vigorous, erect, with upright branches, rather 

 compact and regular in growth ; the lateral shoots often pushing near 

 the extremity of the main branches. 



Wood. — Clear yellowish brown, sprinkled with oblong, pale brown 

 specks; on trees of some age, sHghtly raised above the bark; growth 

 erect, rather slender, long-jointed, with small, short, plump buds : 

 Flower-buds oval, with smooth brown scales. 



Leaves. — Medium size, oblong, tapering little to the end, rather hght 

 green, nearly entire on the old wood, but shghtly serrated on the young 

 growth, somewhat folded, and often with the mid-rib much recurved: 

 petioles medium length. 



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