BEURRE CLAIRGEAU. Her. Pom. II., 32. G. 

 Clairgeaus Butterbirne. Culinary, November to Decem- 

 ber, large, 3j by 4|, long oval, even. Skin, rough. 

 Colour, golden brown, often red flushed. Flesh, firm, 

 not melting, white, faint musky flavour. Eye, large, 

 open in a narrow shallow basin which is often a little 

 ribbed. Stem, short, fleshy and thick, continued, 

 Growth, vigorous, extremely upright ; fertility good, 

 Leaf, round oval, flat or a little folded, finely serrate. 

 Origin, raised by Pierre Clairgeau, a gardener at Nantes, 

 France, in 1848. A vigorous healthy tree, the quality 

 of the fruit is variable but it is seldom better than 

 second class. It makes a good erect standard. 



Beurre' D'Hiver : see Chaumontel. 



BEURRE DIEL. Her. Pom. II., 66. G. Diel's 

 Butterbirne. (Belle Magnifique, Beurre* des Trois Tours.) 

 Dessert, October to December, large, round oval, 

 tapering to stem, even, always, however, showing a 

 certain flattening at the sides. Skin, rough, covered 

 with large russet dots and slight russet. Colour, dull 

 yellow with a slight red brown flush in favourable 

 seasons. Flesh, white, melting, a little gritty at core 

 with a delicious flavour when well ripened. Eye, open, 

 segments erect, in a small irregular basin. Stem, very 

 stout, | in., nearly always curved, in a very slight 

 depression. Growth, very vigorous ; fertility, great. 

 Leaf, large, round pointed, irregularly serrate, some- 

 times finely, sometimes very coarsely. Origin, found 

 by Meuris, Van Mons' gardener, about 1800, at the 

 Chateau of Perck near Vilvorde, which once belonged 

 to the painter, David Teniers. It was named after 

 Diel, the great German pomologist. A pear which is 

 still very largely grown despite many detractors. As 

 well finished in France it is delicious, but in a cold 

 season it is only fit for stewing. 



Beurre* Drapiez : see Urbaniste. 



BEURRE DUBUISSON. Arbor Beige. 1872. 271. 

 G. Dubuisson's Butterbirne. Dessert, December to 



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