1857. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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GOLDEN BEUEEE OF BILEOA. 



The above beautiful engraving of this excellent 

 pear, was drawn and engraved expressly for our 

 columns, from a specimen of the fruit furnished us 

 by Messrs. James Hyde & Son, of Newton. In our 

 engravings of fruit we spare no pains or expense, 

 to procure good specimens of the fruit, and to have 

 our drawings of them made in the most careful and 

 accurate manner. This pear, therefore, and all 

 others which we may illustrate, may be considered 

 as correctly and accurately represented. 



The Golden Beurre of Bilboa is one of the 

 best early fall pears, ripening from the first to the 

 middle of September. The fruit, as represented, is 

 rather large, and regular in shape. The skin is 

 very fair, smooth and thin, dotted with small brown 



dots, and slightly marked with russet near the 

 stem. The stalk is an inch and a half long, set ia 

 a moderate depression, and the calyx is small, 

 closed, and placed in a slight basin. The flesh is 

 white, fine-grained, buttery and melting, and of a 

 vinous flavor. This fruit is entirely distinct from 

 the Brown Beurre, which is frequently called 

 Golden Beurre, fiom its variable character in 

 different soils. The latter pear is not so hardy in 

 New England, and though in some locations it is an 

 excellent variety, it is not so reliable as the one we 

 have figured above. 



This pear is especially adapted to small gardens, 

 as it does particularly well on quince stocks. The 

 tree is a vigorous grower, sending out stout, upright 



