just before Marie Louise. It should be gathered a 

 little before it parts readily from the tree to have it in 

 the best condition. Does well on quince or pear. 



BEURRE DE JONGHE. Le Verger, I., 43. G. 

 Jonghes Butterbirne. Dessert, December to January, 

 medium, 2| by 2j, oval tapering most to stem, a little 

 uneven. Skin, a little rough. Colour, pale green fading 

 to pale yellow, covered with patches of dull brown russet. 

 Flesh, yellowish, melting, transparent, with pleasant 

 flavour rather like Marie Louise. Eye, open in a 

 shallow slightly ribbed basin. Stem, short, woody, 

 continued, often inserted under a fleshy lip. Growth 

 upright, a little spreading and rather weak ; fertility 

 good. Leaf, medium, oval, nearly flat, held out, nearly 

 entire. Origin, raised by M. Gambier, of Rhode St. 

 Gene'se, near Brussels, before 1865, and dedicated to 

 M. de Jonghe, the Belgian pomologist. It makes a 

 moderate tree on the quince. Dr. Hogg considered this 

 pear as " equal if not superior to Marie Louise," but 

 though good I hardly rate it so high. 



BEURRE JEAN VAN GEERT. 111. Hort. 1864, 

 416. G. Van Geert's Butterbirn. Dessert and market, 

 October to November, medium, 2,\ by 3j, round conical 

 tapering slightly to stem, even. Skin, smooth. Colour, 

 golden yellow with brilliant scarlet flush. Flesh, white, 

 half melting, sweet with a brisk flavour, extremely 

 juicy. Eye, a little open in a rather deep basin. Stem, 

 rather short, woody, generally oblique. Growth, dwarf, 

 and compact, fertility remarkable. Leaf, long oval 

 nearly flat, regularly shallow, crenate, turns brilliant 

 crimson and hangs late in this state. Origin, raised by 

 M. Jean Van Geert, of Ghent, Belgium, and introduced 

 in 1864. This is considered to be of the first quality 

 by Leroy, but it is hardly that in my experience. A 

 most attractive fruit for selling, but connoisseurs would 

 probably sell. 



Beurre de Merode : see Doyenne Bussoch. 



