THE PEAR. 4247 
pisise. Il; is large, handsome, a regular bearer, always perfect, 
and of the highest flavour. It bears singly, and not in clusters, 
looking as if thinned on the tree, whence it is always of fine 
size. It was raised”in 1807 by Van Mons, and named Calebasse 
Bose in honour of M. Bose, a distinguished Belgian cultivator, 
Having also been received at the garden of the Horticultural 
Society of London under the name of Beurré Bosc, Mr. Thomp- 
son thought it be&t to retain this name, as less likely to lead to 
a confusion with the Calebasse, a distinct fruit. The tree grows 
vigorously; shoots long, brownish olive. 
Ffuit large, pyriform, a little uneven, tapéring long and 
gradually into the stalk. Skin pretty smooth, dark yellow, a 
good deal covered with streaks and dots of cinnamon russet, 
and slightly touched with red on one side. Stalk one to twe 
inches long, rather slender, curved. Calyx short, set in a very 
shallow basin. Flesh white, melting, very buttery, with a rich, 
delicious and slightly perfumed. flavour. Ripens gradually from 
the last of September to the last of October. 
’ Brvurrft, Easter. P. Mag. Thomp. 
