PEARS. 123 



Bosch Nouvelle, Bosc Sire, etc., etc. Color, pale yellow, 

 mostly covered with marblings and' patches of light rus- 

 set, and reddish brown in the sun ; form, oblong, obtuse 

 obovate ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, not very fine grained, 

 juicy, melting, sugary ; quality, 1 ; season, Aug. and Sept. 

 Eemarks. — Very much admired, and the flavor greatly 

 approved of. Considered to rank among the very best. 

 "Merits the first place with the Bartlett, Seckel, etc., 

 among the most delicious pears tested in this neighbor- 

 hood." " One of the best." — Br. Warder. Very fine spe- 

 cimens exhibited by the author, August 25, 1855. It is 

 deserving of the most general cultivation. It succ&eds 

 well on the quince. The rich soils of the "West suit it. 

 Tree vigorous, with the branches upright, and shoots dark 

 brown. Has been sometimes mistaken for Knight's 

 Monarch. This comes next to the Bartlett, but does not 

 bear so young. Delicious. Very handsome. (See Ap- 

 pendix, 76.) 



BELLE LUCRATIVE. See Fondante d'Automne. A 

 most delicious fruit. A universal favorite. 



Belmont. 



Eemaeks. — Large. Good for cooking. A good bearer, 

 and profitable. 



Belle Julie. Color, yellowish green ; form, long 

 ovate ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, juicy ; quality 2 ; sea- 

 son, September and October. 



Eemabks. — " Very good." — Hovey's Mag. (See App. 77.) 



Belle de Noel, or Belle Apres Noel. Color bright yel- 

 low ; form obovate, obtuse pyriform ; use table ; texture, 

 juicy ; quality, 2 ; season, December. 



Eemaeks. — Very rich, and highly flavored. A great 

 keeper. " Good keeper." — Dr. Warder. 



