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Pears. 



autumn. A strong grower, great bearer, tree spreading, irregu- 

 lar ; leaves sharp serrate. 



BEURRE D'ANJOU. Rather large, obtuse Doyenne'-form, regular ; 

 surface greenish yellow, a dull red cheek to the sun, clouded with 

 russet ; stalk quite short, or half an inch long, slightly sunk ; 

 cavity uneven, basin shallow, round, smooth ; flesh yellowish 

 white, fine grained, buttery, melting, with a high, rich, vinous, 

 excellent flavor. Shoots light green, leaves recurved, wavy 



Fig. 321. Beurrt d'Anjou. 



Begins to ripen in the middle of autumn, and keeps long, some- 

 times into mid-winter. The hardiness, uniformity, reliability, 

 excellence, and long keeping qualities of the Anjou, render it one 

 of the most valuable of all pears. French. 



Beurre Hardy. Large, long obovate, sometimes obscurely pyri- 

 form ; skin greenish, with thin brown russet ; stalk an inch long, 

 cavity small, uneven, oblique ; basin shallow ; buttery, somewhat 



