860 THE PEAR. 



BELLE JULIE. 



Foreign. Tree, upright grower. Fruit, medium, long ovate, yellowish 

 green, cinnamon russet, bronzed red in sun ; stem, short, stout ; calyx, 

 medium, reflexed ; flesh, greenish white, juicy ; " very good." October and 

 November. (Hov. Mag.) 



BELJLE EPINE DUMAS. 



Epine Dumas, | Da Mas, | Due de Bordeaux. 



Foreign. Heretofore considered as a synonym of Vicar of Winkfield. 

 Fruit, large, oblong pyriform, dull yellow, with red cheek in sun ; flesh, 

 fine grained, juicy, sugary; "very good." November, December. 



BERGAMOTTE HAMBOUBG. 



Belgium. Tree, vigorous, good bearer. Fruit, large, roundish, com- 

 pressed at ends, greenish yellow, rough, dotted with brownish red in sun ; 

 flesh, white, fine-grained, sugary, perfumed. September and October. 



BEURRE BEAULIEU. 



Foreign. Fruit, above medium, obovate pyriform, yellow, with russet 

 spots and blotches ; short, stout stem ; calyx, open ; basin, shallow ; flesh, 

 white, juicy. October. 



BEURRE BENOIST. 



Beurre Auguste Benoit, | Benoita. 



Foreign. Tree, not vigorous, but very productive. Fruit, medium, obo- 

 vate ; skin, bright green, spotted and shaded with brown russet ; stalk, of 

 moderate length, inserted in a cavity ; calyx, open, in a regular basin; flesh, 

 white, fine, melting, juice abundant, sugary, and well perfumed. Ripe, end 

 of September. 



BEURRE BROWN. 



Beurrfe Grls, 

 Beurre Eouge, 

 Beurre, 



Golden Beurre, 

 Gray Beurre, 



Beurre Vert, 

 BadhamX 

 Beurre d'Or, 

 Beurre Doree, 

 Beurre d'Amboise, 



Beurre d'Amblense, 

 Beurre du Koi, 

 Poire d'Amboise, 

 Isambert, 

 Isambert le Bon. 



An old variety ; does finely in warm, rich soil, but a peculiar vinous 

 taste, not admired by every person. Fruit, medium, oblong obovate, yel- 

 lowish green, with thin russet, reddish brown in sun ; flesh, greenish white, 

 melting, juicy, vinous, sub-acid. September. 



BEURRE CHARRON. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish, greenish yellow ; stem, long ; calyx, 

 small, closed ; basin, deep ; flesh, juicy, melting, buttery ; " best." Octo- 

 ber. (T. S. H. & Co.) 



BEURRE CRAPAUD. 



Beurre Cadet. 



Foreign. Vigorous and productive on Pear or Quince, fine for extreme 

 northern sections, proving hardy. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, deep 

 yellow, red in sun, small russet dots ; stem, stout, curved : calyx, partially 

 closed; core, large; flesh, yellowish melting, sugary, juicy; "very good. 7 ' 

 October. 



