1853. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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BEURRS DE ANJOU. 



The above l)eautiful portrait was taken from a 

 pear furnished us by the Hon. Marshall P. Wild- 

 er, from his garden in Dorchester, and is a faith- 

 ful representation of the fruit,leaves, and a portion 

 of the branch upon which it hung. 



Synonym — Ne plus Meuris of the German and 

 French Catalogue. 



Size — JiUrge. 



Form — Obovate, obtuse, pyriform, outline and 

 surface often slightly irregular. 



Stem — Short, thick, inserted without much de- 

 pression. 



Calyx — Moderately sunk in small uneven basin. 



Skin — Greenish-yellow, coarsely dotted, russet- 

 ed at the stem and eye, and with a brownish red 

 cheek on the sunny side. 



Flesh — Yellowish white, very juicy, melting and 

 buttery. 



Flavor — Rich sub-acid, with a delicious aroma 

 resemblino; that of the Brown Beurre. 



Season — November to January. 



Class— ''Best:' 



Tree— Hardy and productive either on the pear 

 or quince stock. 



The Beurre de Anjou was introduced by Mar- 

 shall P. Wilder, from Eurof.e, about ten years 

 ago. Mr. W. considers this variety one of his 

 most valuable acquisitions, and worthy of general 

 dissemination. 



Northern Spy Apple. — D. Taber, in the same 

 paper says the "past winter was one of unusual 

 severity to fruit trees in the nursery, destroying 

 many of our Baldwins and other varieties— and 

 the Northern Spy, standing in rows by their side 

 within four feet of Baldwins, remained almost en- 

 tirely without injury. They possess one advantage 

 over any other kind with which I am acquainted ; 

 that is, being about ten days later in putting out 

 in the spring, making the risk much less of injury 

 from late frosts." 



