406 THE FEUIT MANUAL. 



Bezi de Eohassery. See Echassery. 

 Bezi Esperen. See Besi d'Esperm. 

 Bezi Goubault. See Bed GouhauU. 

 Bezi d'Heri. See Besi d'Hery. 

 Bezi de Landry. See Echassery. 

 Bezi de Quessoi. See Besi de Caissoy. 

 Bezi de Quessoy. See Besi de Caissoy. 

 Bezi Royal. See Besi d'Hery. 

 Biemont. See Bergamotte Cadette. 

 Biemont. See Beurre Beauchamps. 



BISHOP'S THUMB.— Fruit, large and oblong. Skin, yeUowish 

 green, covered with numerouB large russety dots, and with a rusty red 

 colour on one side. Eye, small and open, with long reflexed segments. 

 Stalk, one inch long, fleshy at the base, and obliquely inserted. Flesh, 

 greenish yellow, melting, and juicy, with a rich, sugary, and vinous 

 flavour. 



An old-fashioned and very excellent dessert pear ; ripe in October. 

 The tree is hardy, an abundant bearer, and succeeds well as a 

 standard. 



Black Achan. See Achan. 



Black Bess of Castle Menzies. See Achan. 



Black Beurre. See Verulam. 



BLACK WORCESTER {Parkinson's Warden; Pound Pear).^ 

 Fruit, large and obovate, four inches long and three and a half wide. 

 Skin, green, entirely covered with rather rough brown russet, with a 

 dull red tinge next the sun. Eye, smallj set in a wide and pretty deep 

 basin. Stalk, about an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh, 

 hard, crisp, coarse-grained, and gritty. 



An excellent stewing pear; in use from November to February. 

 The tree is hardy and vigorous, and bears Well as a standard. This 

 forms the type of the pears called " Wardens," which Mr, Loudon says 

 are so named from their property of keeping. See De Livre. 



Blanquet. See Small Blanquett 



Blanquet a Courte Queue. See Large Blanquet. 



Blanquet Gros d'Ete. See Large Blanquet. 



Blanquet a Longue Queue. See Long Stalked Blanquet. 



Blanquet Musque. See Large Blanquet. 



Blanquette. See Small Blanquet. 



BLEEKER'S MEADOW.— Fruit) below medium size ; roundish and 



