NEW PEARS. CLASS H. AUTUMN. 139 



60. BLEECKER'S MEADOW. [A.] 



A native fruit, of small si/.e, roundish form, of a yellow 

 color; the flesh melting, juicy, sweet, musky, and of fine 

 flavor. A good bearer, October. 



V4l. BON CHRETIEN FONDANTE, Lind. Thomp- 

 son, 



A most excellent new Flemish pear. It is large, oblong, 

 regular in its outline; the stalk short, stout; mostly cov- 

 eted with deep cinnamon russet,- flesh yellowish white, & 

 little gritty, but rich and buttery, and full of a highly-sac- 

 charine, rich-flavored juice, resembling that of the St. Ger- 

 main, End of October to November. [October?] The 

 tree is a great bearer^ 



V ail. BEURRE MORTEFONTAINE. ffamn. [4*] 

 New ; originated by M, B. Lefebvre in 1832 ; beurree ; 

 t)f excellent quality ; of medium size ; ripe at Paris in 

 Oct., according to Dalbret and Jamin. Received of him. 



63. BROUGHAM. Thompson. [E.| 



New, originated by Mr, Knight. Size large; of round- 

 ish form ; yellow, somewhat obscured by russet ; flesh 

 beurree and excellent. It ripens in Oct. The tree is 

 fyardy, and bears abundantly. Thus proved by Thompson-. 



V64. BUFFUM, [A.] 



The tree is upright and handsome. A native fruit, 

 highly esteemed at Warren, R. I. The fruit is rather 

 small, oval ; color russety yellow, but russety red next 

 the sun ; melting ; juice agreeable. September. 



65. BURNETT. [A,] 



An excellent native pear, which originated in South- 

 borough, Mass. It received its name for Dr. Joel Bur- 

 nett, of Southborough, who has introduced this fruit to 

 notice. The fruit large, and in form of the Napoleon ; 

 of an iron russet yellow ; flesh beurree, rich, musky, ex 

 cellent. October, November^ 



/<56. *CALEBASSE BQSCX 



A new fruit, which I received from Mr. Forrest. Large, 

 or rather larger than the Calebasse, and later, and, like that, 

 nearly allied to the Beurre Bosc, and Paradise d'Automne, 

 if indeed it be not identical with some of them ; of the same 

 form, and covered with dark yellow russet ; melting, de- 

 licious, sugary, and excellent. The tree bears abundant- 

 ly, October and November. 



