366 THE PEAB. 



BERGAMOTTE 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish, dull green, with dots and patches o 

 russet calyx, closed j basin, furrowed j flesh, buttery, melting, juicy, 

 sweet " very good ;" very productive in clusters. December to February. 



BERGAMOTTE GAUDRY. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish, yellowish green, with russet dots ; 

 flesh, white, tender, juicy ; " good." November. 



BERGAMOTTE CADETTE. 



Beurre Beauchamps, 1 Beauchanjps, I Bergamotte Buffo, 

 Ognonet, | Poire de Cadet, | Bergamotte Crapaud. 



Foreign. Fruit, hardly medium, roundish obovate, pale green, rarely 

 little red in sun ; stem, long, stout ; calyx, small, closed j flesh, buttery, 

 juicy, sweet ; requires care in ripening. October to December. Wood, 

 light olive brown productive on Pear or Quince. 



BEURRE AUDOBSON. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, obovate, acute pyriform, yellowish green at 

 maturity, dull red cheek in sun, and numerous russet dots j stem, short, 

 stout ; calyx, large, open ; flesh, melting, tender, juicy ; " very good. j; 

 October. (Wilder, in Hort.) 



BEURRE CLAIRGEAU. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, light yellow wood. Fruit, large, oblong obo- 

 vate pyriform ; color, mostly russet, reddish in sun ; stem, short, stout } 

 calyx, small, open ; flesh, yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, vinous ; " very 

 good." October, November. This will probably prove one of the most 

 valuable, as a large-sized pear, and desirable as an orchard variety, on the 

 pear root. Growing strong, and bearing very young : does not succeed on 

 Quince. 



BEURRE ESPERIN. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, ovate pyriform, yellow, with patches, tracings 

 and dots of russet ; stem, short, swollen at base, obliquely inserted, slight 

 lip ; calyx, small, with segments united ; core, medium; seeds, large ; flesh, 

 yellowish white, a little coarse, melting, juicy ; " very good." October. 



BEURRE STERCKMAN. 



Beurre Hardy. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, large strong shoots ; succeeds on Quince or 

 Pear. Fruit, medium, obtuse pyriform, dull greenish ground, nearly cov- 

 ered with russet j stem, short, stout ' } calyx, open ; flesh, white, melting, 

 juicy, sub-acid. October. 



DE MONTIGNY. 



Trouve de Montigny, I Doyenne Musque, 

 Louise Bosc, | Beurre Komain. 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous, brownish olive wood. Fruit, medium, obovate, 

 yellowish green, with russet specks and dots ; stem, long, curved, rather 

 stout ; calyx, small, open, reflexed ; core, large ; flesh, white, fine, melting, 

 juicy, sugary. October. 



