THE PEAR. 



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flesh buttery, not rich, becoming dry unless kept from the air. 

 Ripens late autumn. Hardy and productive. 



Flemish Beauty.* (Belle de Flandres.) Large, obovate, often 

 obscurely tapering to the crown, very obtuse ; surface slightly 

 rough, with some reddish-brown russet on pale yellow ground ; 

 stalk an inch and a quarter long, rather slender ; cavity round, 

 deep, narrow, often acuminate, rim obtusely rounded ; basin 

 small, round ; flesh juicy, melting, often with a very rich, sweet, 

 and excellent flavor, but variable, and sometimes not high- 

 flavored ; needs house-ripening. Early fall. Shoots dark brown, 

 diverging, and ascending; growth vigorous. The fruit often 

 cracks badly unless the trees are sprayed. Belgium. Fig. 715. 



FIG. 713. Washington. FIG. 714. Laure de Glymes. 



FlG. 715. Flemish Beauty. FIG. 716. Howell. FIG. 717. Gray Doyenne!. 



Fondante Malines. Medium, roundish-obovate; greenish, netted 

 with russet, becoming rich yellow when ripe ; stalk stout, long, 

 curved, scarcely sunk ; calyx small, closed ; flesh buttery, melt- 

 ing, sweet, perfumed. Late autumn. 



Frederick Clapp. Medium large, round-obovate ; clear lemon 

 yellow ; flesh fine grained, melting, sprightly, rich, aromatic, 

 very good. Mid-season. Excellent for dessert or market. Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Golden Beurre of Bilboa. (Bilboa, Hooper's Bilboa.) Rather 

 large, obovate, slightly pyriform, rather obtuse, very regular; 

 surface smooth, fair, fine yellow, russeted round the stalk ; dots 

 small, distinct ; stalk an inch and a quarter long, slightly sunk; 

 calyx small, erect, basin shallow ; flesh fine grained, very buttery, 

 melting, moderately rich sometimes an obscure acid astringency. 

 Ripens the first of autumn, and immediately follows the Bartlett. 

 Shoots yellow, ascending. A native of Bilboa, Spain. 



Gray Doyenne.* (Doyenne Gris, Gray Butter Pear, Red Doyenne, 

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