THE PEAR. 



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piaise. It is large, handsome, a regular bearer, always perfect, 

 and of the highest flavour. It bears singly, and not in clusters, 

 looking as if thinned on the tree, whence it is always of fine 

 size. It was raised in 1807 by Van Mons, and named Calebasse 

 Bosc in honour of M. Bosc, a distinguished Belgian cultivator. 

 Having also been received at the garden of the Horticultural 

 Society of London under the name of Beurre Bosc, Mr. Thomp- 

 son thought it best to retain this name, as less likely to lead to 

 a confusion with the Calebasse, a distinct fruit. The tree grows 

 vigorously; shoots long, brownish olive. 



Fruit large, pyriform, a little uneven, tapering long and 

 gradually into the stalk. Skin pretty smooth, dark yellow, a 

 good deal covered with streaks and dots of cinnamon russet, 

 and slightly touched with red on one side. Stalk one to two 

 inches long, rather slender, curved. Calyx short, set in a very 

 shallow basin. Flesh white, melting, very buttery, with a rich, 

 delicious and slightly perfumed flavour. Ripens gradually from 

 the last of September to the last of October. 



BEURRE, EASTER. P. Mag. Thomp. 



Beu-rrt Faster. 



