THE PEAR. 471 



BEURRE LEON LE CLERC. 



Fruit above medium, oval, approaching elongated-pyriform. 

 Skin yellowish green, thickly speckled with large russet dots. 

 Stalk long, curved, inserted in a cavity by a lip, basin abrupt, 

 deep. Calyx partially closed. Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet 

 but not high flavoured. October. 



BEURR&, BROWN. Thomp. Lind. Mill. 



Beurre Gris. Nois. 

 Beurre Rouge. 

 Beurre (Tor. 

 Beurre Doree. 

 Beurre d'Amboise.. 

 Beurre d'Ambleuse. 

 Beurre du Roi. 

 Poire d'Amboise. 

 Isambert. 

 Isambert le Bon. j 



of various 

 french 



Beurre. 0. Duh. 



Golden Beurre. 



Red Beurre, (of some.) 



Badham's. 



Grey Beurre. 



Beurre Vert. 



The Brown Beurre, almost too well known to need descrip- 

 tion, was for a long time considered the prince of pears in 

 France, its native country, and for those who are partial to the 

 high vinous flavour a rich mingling of sweet and acid it has, 

 still, few competitors. It is, however, quite variable in different 

 soils, and its variety of appearance in different gardens, has given 

 rise to the many names, grey, brown, red, and golden, under 

 which it is known. Shoots diverging, dark brown. 



Fruit large, oblong-obovate, tapering convexly quite to the 

 stalk. Skin slightly rough, yellowish-green, but nearly covered 

 with thin russet, often a little reddish brown on one side. Stalk 

 from one to one and a half inches long, stout at its junction with 

 the tree, and thickening obliquely into the fruit. Calyx nearly 

 closed in a shallow basin. Flesh greenish-white, melting, but- 

 tery, extremely juicy, with a rich sub-acid flavour. September. 



BEURRE D'AMANLIS. Thomp. Nois. 

 Beurre d'Amaulis. Ken. Man. 



A Belgian pear, very productive ; variable. Succeeds best in 

 cold latitudes. 



Fruit large, obovate, not very regular, a little swollen on its 

 sides. Skin rather thick, dull yellowish-green, with a pale red- 

 dish brown cheek, overspread with numerous brown dots and 

 russet streaks and patches. Stalk a little more than an inch 

 long, set rather obliquely in a shallow, irregular cavity. .Calyx 

 open, with broad divisions, basin shallow. Flesh yellowish, 

 somewhat coarse, but buttery, melting, abundant, rich, with 

 slightly perfumed juice, often astringent and poor. September 



