504 THE PEAR. 



it, although Beurre Hardenpont is the true name. It has long 

 been and is still known in France as Beurre d'Aremberg, and 

 in England as Beurre Kent. 



Glou-morceau. 



Fruit rather large, varying in form, but usually obtuse-oval. 

 Skin smooth, thin, pale greenish yellow, marked with small 

 green dots, and sometimes with thin patches of greenish-brown. 

 Stalk rather slender and straight, an inch or more long, planted 

 in a small, regular cavity. Calyx usually with open divisions, 

 set in a moderately deep basin. Flesh white, fine grained, and 

 smooth in texture, buttery, very melting, with a rich, sugary 

 flavour, with no admixture of acid. Sometimes astringent in 

 heavy soils. December. 



