396 THE FEUIT MANUAL. 



BEUERE DEFAYS.— Fruit, large ; pyramidal. Skin, of a pale golden 

 yellow colour, dotted with large brown russety dots, and with an orange 

 tinge next the sun. Eye, very small and open, sometimes wanting, 

 placed in a deep, narrow basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a 

 cavity. Flesh, melting, juicy, sugary, and well flavoured. 



Eipe in December. The tree is vigorous either on the pear or the 

 quince. 



It wa3 raised by M. Fran5ois Defays, of Champs St. Martin, near Angers. 



BEUERE DELFOSSE {Delfosse Bourgmestre ; Philippe B elf osse). 

 — Fruit, above medium size ; obovate. Skin, pale yellow, with a blush 

 of pale red on the side next the sun, and covered with patches and 

 dots of thin russet. Eye, closed. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch 

 long, and slender. Flesh, buttery, melting, richly flavoured, and highly 

 aromatic. 



This I have occasionally found so harsh and astringent as to be 

 quite uneatable. It is in use during December and January. 



Raised by M. Gregoire, of Jodoigne, and dedicated by him to M. Philippe Delfosse, 

 burgomaster of Sarrisbare. The seed was sown in 1832, and the tree first produced 

 fruit in 1847. 



BEUEEE DEROUINEAU.— Fruit, medium sized; obovate. Skin, 

 green, changing to yellowish as it ripens on the shaded side, and 

 clouded with brownish red on the side next the sun. Eye, open. 

 Stalk, half an inch long, thick and woody. Flesh, rather gritty, pretty 

 juicy, sweet and aromatic. 



A second-rate pear ; ripe in November and December. 



BEUERE DIEL (Beurre de Gelle ; Beurre Incomparable ; Beurre 

 Magniflque ; Beurre Boyal ; Beurre Vert ; De Trois Tours ; Dillen ; 

 Ores Dillen; Dorothee Royale ; Gratioli d'Hiver; Gros Dorothee ; 

 Guillaume de Nassau; Melon). — Fruit, of the largest size when grown 

 against a wall or as an espalier, and of medium size from a standard ; 

 obovate. Skin, pale green at first, changing to yellow, covered with 

 numerous large russety dots and some markings of brown russet. Eye, 

 with erect stout segments and set in an uneven basin. Stalk, an inch 

 long, stout and curved, inserted in an open uneven cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish white, tender, very buttery and melting, with a rich, sugary, 

 and delicious fla,vour. 



A dessert pear of the highest merit ; ripe during October and 

 November. The tree is very hardy and vigorous, and a most abun- 

 dant bearer, succeeds as a standard, and when grown against a wall 

 produces fruit of a very large size. The branches should be well 

 thinned to admit sufficient air among the large foliage. 



This esteemed variety was discovered by M. Meuris, gardener to Dr. Van Mons, 

 growing in a village called Perck, on the farm of Dry-Torcu, or Trois Tours, and 

 being unnamed, van Mons dedicated it to his friend Dr. Aug. Friodr. Adrien Diel, 

 of Dietz, in the Duchjr of Nassau. But Diel does not seem to have been awai-e of 

 its origin, for he says it was raised from seed by Van Mons. 



