THE PEAR. 667 



Pear, that it is impossible to dispossess it now. It suits our climate 

 admirably, ripening better here than in England, and has the unusual 

 property of maturing perfectly in the house, even if it is picked before 

 it is full-grown. It has no competitor as a summer market fruit. 

 The tree grows upright, with thrifty, yellowish brown shoots, and nar- 

 row, folded leaves. 



Fruit of large size, oblong, obtuse pyriform. Surface imeven. 

 Skin very thin and smooth, clear yellow (with a soft blush on the 

 sunny side in exposed specimens), rarely marked with faint russet. 

 Stalk one to one and a half inches long, stout, inserted in a shallow 

 cavity. Calyx open. Segments short, erect, set in a very shallow, ob- 

 scurely plaited basin. Flesh white, and exceedingly fine-grained and but- 

 tery ; it is full of juice, sweet, with a highly perfumed vinous flavor. 

 (In damp or unfavorable soils it is sometimes slightly acid.) Ripens 

 from last of August to middle and last of September. 



BARTRAM. 



Origin, an accidental seedling on the premises of the late Miss Anna 

 Bartram, near Philadelphia, Pa. Tree an irregular grower. Young 

 wood slender, reddish yellow brown. 



Fruit medium, obovate, obtuse pyriform, pale lemon yellow, thickly 

 sprinkled with brown gray dots and traces of russet. Stalk inclined in 

 a narrow cavity. Calyx partially open. Flesh white, fine-grained, 

 juicy, melting, rich, slightly vinous. Very good. September. 



BEADNELL. 



BeadnelTs Seedling. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous. Shoots long, bright chestnut. 

 Fruit medium, pyriform, pale yellowish green, blushed red in the 

 sun. Flesh melting, juicy. Good. Last September. (Elliott.) 



BEAU PRESENT D'ARTOIS. 

 Present Royal de Naples. Present Royal de Nantes. 



A foreign variety, by some persons highly esteemed. Tree vigo- 

 rous, with long branches. Young wood dull brown, with white oblong 

 specks. 



Fruit large, oblong pyriform, greenish yellow, dotted and patched 

 with russet. Stalk long, rather stout, inclined, little or no depression. 

 Calyx partially closed. Basin shallow, uneven. Flesh buttery, juicy, 

 melting. Good to very good. September. 



BEAUVALOT. 

 Augiere. Augert. Auger. 



A foreign variety of indifferent quality. 



Fruit medium or above, obovate obtuse pyriform, greenish yellow, 

 sprinkled and patched with russet and many russet dots. Flesh juicy, 

 vinous, pleasant. November, December. 



