130 WESTERN FEUIT BOOK. 



A handsome pear, of first-rate quality. Flesh, melting, 

 juicy. Eesembles Gray Doyenne. Very productive, 

 and bears early; very vigorous. A very great acquisition. 



Beurre Charron. Color, greenish yellow ; form, round- 

 ish ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, juicy, melting ; quality, 1. 



Beurre Kenrich. Color, greenish yellow ; form, pyri- 

 form ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, not juicy. 

 Eemarks. — Unworthy. 



Beiiere Nantais. Color,, greenish yellow, with crim- 

 son ; form, long pyriform, sometimes obovate ; size, 2 ; 

 use, table ; texture, melting, very juicy ; richly flavored, 

 sweet, and pleasant; quality, 1; season, September. 



Eemarks. — Should be picked before ripe. Summer and 

 early Fall pears should be picked when fully grown, and 

 before the process of ripening commences. Much fine 

 fruit is spoiled \)j being picked too late. With very few 

 exceptions, no pear ought to ripen on th6 tree. 



Beurre Knox. 

 Eemarks. — Unworthy. 



Beurre Preble. Color, greenish yellow, russet and 

 green spots ; form, oblong, obovate ; size, 1 ; tise, table ; 

 texture, buttery ; quality, 2 ; season, September and Oc- 

 tober. 



Eemarks. — American origin. Worthy. 



Beurre Golmar. 

 Eemarks. — Unworthy. 



BEUEEK LANGELIEE. Color, light green, with 

 pale yellow ; form, obovate, pyriform ; size, 2 ; use, table ; 



