398 THE FRUIT MANUAt,. 



BEUERE DE GHELIN. — Fruit, large, two inches and three-quarters 

 wide, and three inches and a half high ; variable in shape, being some- 

 times roundish and sometimes inclining to pyramidal, but always uneven 

 and bossed in its outline. Skin, yellow, covered with thin cinnamon 

 russet, and strewed with darker dots. Eye, half open, with short, erect 

 segments, and placed in a considerable depression. Stalk, short, stout, 

 and obliquely inserted in a deep cavity. Elesh, fine, buttery, and melt- 

 ing, very rich and delicious, with a fine perfume. 



A very excellent pear, in use during November and December. The 

 tree is a good grower, and bears freely. 



Eaised by M. Fontaine de Gh^lin at Mons, and first brought into notice in 1858. 



BEURRE GIFFARD {Giffard).—Fmii, about medium sized ; pyri- 

 form or turbinate. Skin, greenish yellow, mottled with red on the side 

 next the sun. Eye, closed, set in a shallow basin. Stalk, an inch 

 long, slender, and obliquely inserted on the apex of the fruit. Flesh, 

 white, melting, and very juicy, with a vinous and highly aromatic 

 flavour. 



An early pear of first-rate quality ; ripe in the middle of August. 



This was found as a wilding in 1825 by M. Nicolas Giffard, of Fonassidres, 

 near Angers, and it was first described by M. Millet, in 1840. 



BEURRE' GOUBAULT (Goubault). — Fruit, medium sized, roundish, 

 and inclining to turbinate. Skin, green, even when ripe. Eye, large 

 and open, inserted in a shallow basin. Stalk, long and slender, in- 

 serted in a small cavity. Flesh, melting and juicy, sugary, and with a 

 fine perfumed flavour. Ripe in September. 



The tree is an excellent bearer, and the fruit should be watched that 

 it may be used before it decays, as it does not change from green to 

 yellow in ripening. 



Raised by M. Goubault, nurseryman at Angers, in 1842. 



Beurre Gris. See Brown Beurre. 



BEURRE GRIS D'HIVER {Beurre Gris d'Hiver Nouveau ; Bfurre 

 de Lnfon). — Fruit, large, three inches wide and three inches high ; 

 roundish. Skin, entirely covered with thin brown russet, and tinged 

 with brownish red next the sun. Eye, small, set in a very shallow 

 basin. Stalk, short and thick, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, 

 w'feite, melting and juicy, sugary, and slightly perfumed. 



A good late pear when grown in a warm situation, but otherwise 

 coarse-grained and gritty. Ripe from January till Maa-ch. It is best 

 from a wall. 



BEURRE HAMECKER.— Fruit, large and round, bossed aboul 

 the stalk. Skin, greenish yellow, mottled with brown, covered with 

 patches and dots of fine brown russet. Eye, small and open. Stalk, 

 an inch long. Flesh, buttery, melting, and juicy, sugary and per- 

 fumed. 



Ripe in October and November. 



