468 THE TEAR. 





BEURRE GOUBAULT. 



Tree vigorous, an early bearer and productive. Fruit 

 irregularly oblate, inclining to conic. Skin greenish. Stalk long, 

 m a very small cavity. Calyx large, in a shallow basin. Flesh 

 juicy, melting, but not high flavoured. September. 



BEURR& DELANNOY. Bivort. 



Raised by Alexander Delannoy, of Tournai. Tree vigorous, 

 sufficiently productive. Fruit large, pyriform, with its largest 

 diameter towards the centre. Skin bright green, lightly shaded 

 on the sunny side, with russet around the stem, and thickly 

 covered with large grey dots. Stalk long, curved, inserted in 

 an uneven cavity. Flesh whitish, half melting, juicy, sugary, 

 and very pleasantly perfumed. October till February. (An. 

 Pom.) 



BEURRE SOULANGE. 



Size medium to large, form acute pyriform ; stalk an inch or 

 more in length, fleshy at its junction/ Colour pale clear yellow, 

 with occasional traces of russet. Flesh melting, and very juicy, 

 flavour rich, sugary, with a peculiarly pleasant aroma. Season 

 October, November. (Wilder's Rep.) 



BEURRE DE MONTGERON. ^ 



New Frederick of "Wurtemburg. 



Tree very vigorous, moderately productive. Fruit medium, 

 regularly pyriform. Skin yellow at maturity, reddish orange on 

 the sunny side. Flesh white, half fine, half buttery, melting, suf- 

 ficient juice, sugary, and flavour of the Rousselet. Ripe the end 

 of September. (Al. Pom.) 



BEURRE BRETONNEAU. Esperen. 



One of Major's Esperen's seedlings. Tree of a beautiful pyra- 

 midal form, verv vigorous, but comes late into bearing. Fruit 

 large, variable in form, generally elongated-pyriform. Skin 

 rough, light-green, becoming golden yellow at maturity, reddish 

 brown in the sun. Flesh fine, yellowish-white, not juicy, half 

 melting, sugary, vinous, pleasantly perfumed. March and April. 

 (ALPom.) 



BEURRE DE QUENAST. 



Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit oval, turbinate, becomes 

 slightly yellow at maturity. Flesh fine, white, melting, juicy 



