THE PEAR. 567 



BLACK WORCESTER. Thomp. 

 Black Pear of "Worcester. Lind. Man. Parkinson's Warden. 



A market fruit, esteemed for cooking. The branches incline 

 downwards with the weight of the fruit. Young shoots dark 

 olive, diverging. Fruit large, obovate or oblong. Skin thick, 

 rough green, nearly covered with dark russet. Flesh hard and 

 coarse, but stews and bakes well. November to February. 



BLEECKER'S MEADOW. Ken. Pom. Man. 



Large Seckel. Heidelberg. 



Feaster. Spice Butter. 



Meadow Feaster. 



A native fruit, said to have been found in a meadow in Penn- 

 sylvania. It is a handsome, hardy fruit, and bears large crops, 

 but it has been sadly overpraised as to quality. 



Fruit small, roundish. Skin bright, clear yellow, with crimson 

 dots on the sunny side. Flesh very white, firm, with a pecu- 

 liar musky or wasp-like aroma, and spicy taste, but mostly re- 

 mains crisp and hard. Stalk straight and stiff, basin shallow. 

 Calyx open and reflexed. October and November. 



BON CHRETIEN, FLEMISH. Thomp. 

 Bon Chretien Turc. 



The Flemish Bon Chretien is an excellent cooking pear; not 

 very productive. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate. Skin pale green, and brown 

 on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh crisp, juicy, and stews 

 very tender. November to March. 



BON CHRETIEN, SPANISH. Mill. Lind. Thomp. 



Bon Chretien d'Espagne. Spina. 



Fruit large, pyriform. Skin at maturity deep yellow, with 

 a brilliant red cheek, and dotted with reddish-brown specks. 

 Flesh white, crisp, or half breaking, good for cooking. 



BOUCQUIA. Hov. Mag. 



Beurre Boucquia. Ken. 



A Flemish pear; fruit rather large, oval, turbinate. Skin 

 pale yellow. Flesh yellowish-white, rather astringent, and lia 

 ble to rot at the core. October. 



BOURGEMESTER. 



Fruit large, pyriform. Skin pale yellow, with large grey 

 dots, russeted around the eye. Flesh tender, juicy, and astrin- 

 gent. November Wood cracks and cankers badly. 



