688 THE PEAR. 



sides. Skin rough, greenish, partially netted and patched with russet, 

 and many russet dots. Stalk generally inclined and without depression. 

 Calyx open. Segments long, recurved. Flesh greenish white, juicy, 

 sweet, melting, a little vinous. Good to very good. October. 



BEURRE DURAND. 



Originated at Angers, France, and introduced in 1855. 



Fruit medium, oblong obtuse pyriform, yellow, dotted and mar- 

 bled with fawn-color and splashed with red in the sun. Stalk short. 

 Calyx half closed. Flesh white, fine, melting, sugary, vinous. Sep- 

 tember,' October. (Leroy.) 



BEURR6 DUVAL. 

 Duval. Dwael. Hoi Louis Nouveau. Audibert. 



A Belgian Pear, raised by M. Duval. Tree vigorous, productive. 

 Young wood pretty stout, grayish olive brown. 



Fruit medium to large, varying in form from obovate to oblong 

 obtuse pyriform. Skin warm yellow, dull brown in the sun, and with 

 patches and nettings of russet and many brown dots. Stalk mode- 

 rately stout, with little or no depression. Calyx open. Flesh whitish, 

 juicy, melting, sweet, pleasant. Good to very good. October. 



BEURRE; DUVIVIER. 

 Duvivier. General Duvivier. 



A coarse, poor French Pear. 



Fruit small, obovate, greenish with russet. Flesh white, coarse, 

 sweet, pleasant, hardly good. Hots at core. September. 



BEURR FLOIST. 



Originated near Angers, France, in 1852. 



Fruit large, oblong obovate obtuse pyriform. Sides unequal. Skin 

 rough, thick, citron yellow, mostly overspread, marbled, splashed, and 

 dotted with red. Stalk short, set in a shallow cavity. Calyx open. 

 Flesh white, half fine, tender, juicy, a little rough, sweet, aromatic. 

 September, October. (Leroy.) 



BEURR FOUGIERE. 



A foreign Pear, introduced by J. C. Lee. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate. Skin greenish yellow, with patches 

 and points of light russet, and some dark green spots. Flesh yellowisjii 

 white, coarse-grained, a little gritty at, the core, melting, juicy, sweet, 

 and good. October. (Rob. Manning's MS.) 



BEURRE GENDROX. 

 Poire Gendron. 



A large foreign Pear, fine for cooking. 



Fruit large, irregular, oblong obovate obtuse pyriform, yellowish, 

 with a shade of brownish red in the sun. Flesh white, coarse, breaking, 

 vinous. January, March. 



