124: WESTEKN FRUIT BOOK. 



Bellissime d'Bte, or the Beauty of Summer, or French 

 Jargonelle, Red Muscadel, English Red Cheek, etc., etc. £)olor, 

 yellow, "with red cheek; form, roundish obovate ; size,. 3; 

 use, table ; texture, juicy, sugary ; season, July, and some- 

 times August. 



Eemarks. — The fruit is small and singularly beautiful ; 

 the skin is smooth, of a bright yellow, the cheek toward 

 the sun of a brilliant red, with small dot.? ; the form is 

 regular, diminishing toward the stem, which is long. If 

 picked before it is ripe, it is a pretty good early pear ; it 

 sometimes grows in clusters ; produces abundantly, and 

 commonly ripens about the middle of July. 



Belle de Thouars. Color, brownish russet ; form, 

 pyriform, angular ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, tart, 

 juicy ; quality', 1 to 2 ; season, August and September. 



Eemabks. — Of foreign origin. 



Belle et Bonne, or Beautiful and Good, or Ch-acieuse. 

 Color, greenish yellow ; form, roundish ; size, 2 ; use, 

 table ; texture, juicy and melting ; quality, 2 ; season, 

 August. 



Eemarks. — Pretty good when well ripened. 



BenselL's Winter. Color, yellow ; form, round ; size,' 

 1; use, baking; texture, juicy, astringent; quality, 2; 

 season. Winter. 



Eemarks. — Originated near Philadelphia ; a fine keeper 

 and a great bearer. Somewhat harsh and astringent, 

 though not of a bad quality for cooking. 



Benoist NotJVEAU. Color, greenish yellow ; form, round 

 obovate ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, juicy, sugary ; qual- 

 ity, 2_; season, Winter. 



Eemarks. — Also rather astringent. 



