816 THE PEAR. 



covered, dotted and marbled with cinnamon russet, slight brownish 

 red in sun ; stem, usually long, slender ; calyx, medium, segments 

 partially erect ; basin, round, shallow, sometimes a little uneven ; 

 core, small ; seeds, blackish ; flesh, white, melting, juicy, sweet, per- 

 fumed. Season, October, or last of September. 



BUERBE D'ANJOU. BUTTER OF ANJOU. 



Ne Plus Meuris. 



Foreign. An old pear in London's select list of 1834, recently 

 introduced under a new name, and grown on quince. It is found of 

 the highest excellence. It succeeds equally well on pear or quince, 

 but largest on quince. Fruit, large, oblong, obovate pyriform, ob- 

 tuse at stem ; color, pale yellow, dull blush, and numerous small 

 specks of faint russet ; calyx, open, segments thick, reflexed ; basin, 

 round, not deep, russeted ; stem, short, curved, and obliquely inserted 

 in a shallow cavity ; core, small ; seeds, long, pointed ; flesh, yellowish 

 white, melting, juicy, vinous, sprightly, delicious to the core. Sea- 

 son, October and November. 



