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and which still continue till the present time. But the characters of the two are 

 perfectly distinct, and may easily be distinguished by the stalk alone— that of Beurre 

 d'Aremberg being short, thick, and fleshy ; whilst that of Glou Mor^eau is long, 

 straight, and woody, inserted perpendicularly with the axis of the fruit. 



Beurre d'Argenson. See Passe Colmar. 



BEUEEE DE L'ASSOMPTION.— Fruit, very large, four inches 

 long and three and a quarter wide ; pyramidal, undulating, and bossed 

 on its surface. Skin, lemon-yellow, covered with patches and mottles 

 of fawn-coloured russet, interspersed with numerous dots of the same. 

 Eye, large, open, and set almost even with the surface. Stalk, short 

 and stout, obliquely inserted in a round cavity. Flesh, white, buttery, 

 tender, and melting, juicy, rich, vinous, and perfumed. 



An early pear of the greatest excellence, ripe in the second and third 

 week of August. It is earlier than Williams' Bon Chretien and much 

 larger. The tree is a good bearer, grows well on the pear and the 

 quince, and forms a handsome pyramid. 



This was first brought to my notice in 1864, by my friend M. Michelin, who was 

 the first to bring it before the public. It was raised by M. Eonille de Beauchamp, 

 of Goupillfere, near Nantes, and it first fruited in 1863. 



Beurre Aurore. See Beurre de Capiaumont. 

 Beurre Autien. See Napoleon. 



BEUEEE D'AVOINE.— A large, roundish, and irregularly shaped 

 fruit, of a dark lemon-yellow colour, thickly dotted with minute brown 

 points. Eye, very large and open. Stalk, long and slender, like that 

 of a Crasanne. Flesh, coarse, and not highly flavoured. 



An inferior variety, which rots at the core in October. 



Beurre d'Avranches. See Louise Bonne of Jersey. 



BEUEEE BACHELIEE (BacheUer).~Fxnii, large and obovate, 

 somewhat irregular in its outline. Skin, greenish yellow, strewed with 

 russety dots. Eye, small and closed, set in a shallow Ijasin. Stalk, 

 short. Flesh, buttery and melting, rich, juicy, sugary, and aromatic. 



A large, handsome, and very excellent pear ; ripe in December. The 

 tree is hardy, forms a handsome pyramid, and is a good bearer. 



BEUEEE BAUD.— Fruit, medium sized ; obovate. Skin, lemon- 

 yellow, thickly mottled with cinnamon-coloured russet. Eye, very 

 small. Stalk, an inch long, stout, and somewhat fleshy. Flesh, 

 tender, melting, and juicy, and with a sweet and agreeable but not 

 remarkable flavour. 



A second-rate pear ; ripe in October, when it becomes mealy and rots 

 at the core. 



BEUEEE BEAUCHAMPS {Berfjamotte Bcauchamps ; Beunr Bie- 

 mont ; llacjhens d'Hirrr : Hciikrl d^Hiver of Leroy, not of Van Mons). 

 —Fruit, medium sized* two inches and three- quaiters >\ide and three 



