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Beurre de Beaumont. 



3eri Vaet. 



ForeigR. Fruit, medmm, roundish obovate^ yellowish green, brownish 



red in sun. covered with dark green or russety specks : stem, short; calyx, 



closed; flesh, white, buttery, juicy, sweet; "very good." Last September 



Becrre de Ranz. 



Beurrfe Ranee, I Beurre de Flanders, I Buerr6 Noirchain. 



Beurre Epine, | Hardenpont du Printemps, | 



Foreign. 'Very variable, rarely " very good." Tree, a straggling, pen- 

 dulous habit. Fruit, large, oblong obtuse pyriform, dark green, bronzed in 

 sun, russet at crown, russet dots over surface ; stem, long ; calyx, open ; core, 

 <!raall ; flesh, greenish white, coarse, juicy. December to April. 



Beurre de Rhine. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, pyriform, irregular; stem, stout; calyx, open, 

 basin, shallow, light yellow, rough spots ; flesh, white, rather coarse ; 

 *• good." Grows well on Quince. October and November. 



Beurre Fougiere. 



A foreign pear, introduced by J. C. Lee. Fruit, of medium size, om^ 

 vate ; skin, greenish yellow, with patches and points of light russet, and 

 some dark green spots ; flesh, yellowish white, coarse-grained, a little 

 gritty at the core, melting, juicy, sweet, and good. October. (Robert 

 Manning.) 



Beurre Kossuth. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, turbinate rounded, surface uneven ; stem, curved, 

 inserted upon a little projection ; calyx, in divisions, dull yellowish green, 

 traced and dotted with gray bronze, yellowish at crown, greenish at stem • 

 flesh, fine, buttery, sugary, juice acidulated. (Hov. Mag.) 



Beurre Leon le Clerc. 

 Foreign. Fruit, above medium, oval, approaching elongated pyriform , 

 skin, yellowish green, thickly speckled with large russet dots ; stalk, long, 

 curved, inserted in a cavity by a lip; basin, abrupt, deep; calyx, par- 

 tially closed; flesh, white, juicy, melting, sweet, but not high flavored. 

 October. 



Beurre Mollett's Guernsey. ^ 



Mollett's Guernsey Chaumontelle. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, ovate pyriform, yellowish green, with dark 

 brown russet in sun ; calyx, large ; stem, stout; flesh, yellowish, melting, 

 vinous ; " very good." December. 



Beurre Preble. 

 American. Fruit, large, oblong obovate, greenish yellow, with russet 

 and green spots ; flesh, white, buttery ; " very good." October and No- 

 vember. 



Beurre Suisse 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, obovate oblong, striped green, red and yellow 

 Only desirable as a curiosity. October. 

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