Or, Descriptions of Nero Frniis. 257 



and a faint touch of red on the sunny side : Siem, rather 

 long, one inch, quite slender, pale green and brown, fur- 

 rowed : Ei/e, medium size, slightly sunk in a furrowed 

 caviiy : Flesh, white, fine, melting and juicy : Flavor, ex- 

 cellent, with a rich and delicious perfume. Ripe in Octo- 

 ber and November. It is a superior variety. 



11. Beurre' d'Aremberg, London Horticultural Society's 

 Catalogue, 1st, 2d and 3d Editions. 



Due d'Aremberg. London Hort. Soc. Catalogue. 



Deschamps, Id. 



L'Orpoline, Id. 



Beurr6 des Orphelines. Deschamps. 



Beurr6 Deschamps. Van Mons. 



Beurre d'Hardenpont, {of some.) 



The best account which we have of this noble variety is 

 that translated by Gen. Dearborn, from the Annals of the 

 Horticultural Society of Paris, in the N. E. Farmer, Vol. IX. 

 p. 169. In the communication, in the Annals, it is stated tliat 

 the Beurre d'Aremberg was raised about thirty years since, 

 at Engheim, by the Abbe Deschamps, in the garden of the 

 Hospice des Orphelines, in that city. Deschamps called it 

 after the place, Beurre des Orphelines. M. Van Mons 

 soon after called it the Beurre Deschamps, in honor of its 

 discoverer; others called it the Beurre d'Hardenpont, and 

 finally the name of Beurre d'Aremberg was given to it, by 

 mistake, but the latter becoming most general, it has been 

 retained. 



The Beurre d'Aremberg is accurately figured in the 

 Pomological Magazine, pi. 83. The descriptive account 

 states that " it was introduced from Flanders about eight 

 or nine years ago, (previous to 1832,) along with a variety 

 called the Glout Morceau, of rather inferior quality, but of 

 great excellence, which is now (1832,) often sold in the 

 nurseries for this." In the Horticultural Transactions, 

 Vol V. p. 406, is a full account of this variety, in which 

 it is highly spoken of, and even stated as deserving " to be 

 placed at the head of all the pears in cultivation," a place 

 which we believe it will maintain to this day, although 

 great numbers of new varieties have been introduced to 

 notice since that remark was made. Mr. Knight sent this 

 variety to Mr. Lowell as early as 1822, and by the latter 

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