THE PEAR. 701 



BEZI DE LA PIERRE. 

 Besi de la Pierre. 



Originated at Auvergne, France. Introduced in 1862. Tree pro- 

 ductive. 



Fruit small to medium, oval, citron-yellow, marbled, dotted, and 

 splashed with fawn-color. Stalk short, curved. Calyx half closed. 

 Flesh whitish, half fine, melting, juicy, rough at core, vinous. Octo- 

 ber, November. (Leroy.) 



BEZI* DE MONTIGNY. 



Trouve de Montigny. Beurre Cullem. 



Doyenne Musque. De Montigny. 



Louis Bosc. Comptesse de Lunay. 



A pleasant juicy fruit, with a musky flavor, but not first-rate. The 

 skin is remarkably smooth, and the pear is evenly formed. It is a good 

 bearer. Young wood olive brown. 



Fruit of medium size, very regularly obovate. Skin pale yellowish 

 green, with numerous gray dots. Stalk stout, thickest at the point of in- 

 sertion, an inch long, inserted in a small shallow cavity. Calyx small, 

 half open, reflexed, in a very smooth basin, scarcely sunk. Flesh 

 white, melting, juicy, half buttery, with a sweet, musky flavor. Good. 

 First of October. 



BEZI DES VETERANS. 

 Banueau. Des Veterans. 



A Belgian Pear, of vigorous thrifty habit, and productive. Young 

 wood olive brown, with many specks. 



Fruit large, obtuse pyriform. Skin light yellow, thickly sprinkled 

 with gray dots, and slight patches of russet. Flesh firm, not tender ; 

 chiefly for cooking. December to February. 



BEZI ESPEREN. 

 Bezy d'Esperen. Besi Esperen. 



Raised by Major Esperen. Tree a moderate grower and good bearer. 

 Young wood olive brown. 



Fruit large, roundish obtuse pyriform. Skin dull yellow, sprinkled 

 and patched with russet, and thickly covered with russet dots. Stalk 

 rather long, stout, inserted by a ring or lip, at an inclination, in a small, 

 irregular cavity. Calyx open, set in a deep, acute basin, surrounded by 

 russet. Flesh juicy, with a sprightly vinous flavor. Good. October, 

 November. 



BEZI GOUBAULT. 



A French Pear, originated in 1845. 



Fruit medium size, irregular in form, generally roundish obovate. 

 Skin yellow, mostly covered with cinnamon russet, and many russet dots. 

 Flesh tender, half melting, gritty at core. Good. February, March. 



* Bezi signifies wilding, i. e. , natural seedling found near Montigny, a town in 

 France. 



