460 THE PEAR. 
Sugar and acid both abound, but so nicely balanced that with 
out prevalence of either, an excellent rich flavour results. For 
some tastes there may be.an excessive perfume. October. . - 
+ 
Bevurré Kennzs. Bivort. Thomp..- ...... 
A seedling of Bivort’s. Tree vigorous, productive, young 
wood brownish-red; Fruit medium,- roundish-oblate, turbinate 
Skin. greenish-yellow, mostly.covered with thin russet, shaded 
with crimson, and thickly spfinkled with russet and crimson 
dots. Stalk of medium length, thick, and inclined, fleshy at its 
msertion, by a large ring or lip. . Calyx partially closed, set in 
a broad, shallow basin. Flesh whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, 
witk. a very sweet, rich, perfumed flavour. October. 
Brvreré Ricwenev. 
Tree vigorous, young shoots light olive. -Fruit large, obtuse-. 
pyriform, truncate. Skin greenish, inclining to yellow, sprinkled 
with dots. Stalk short, inserted by a slight lip in a broad de- 
pression. Calyx firmly closed, set in a broad, shallow furrowed 
basin. Flesh but- 
tery, juicy, melting, 
‘with a fine, sweet, 
aromatic flavour— 
sometimes astrin- 
gent. December. 
Bevurré Navez. 
Bouvier. Bivort. 
Colmar Navez. 
Tree vigorousand 
pioductive. ° Fruit 
large, irregular, ob- 
late, obconic, ob- 
scure pyriform. 
Skin rich yellow, 
inclining to cinna- 
mon, with. numer- 
ous gray dots. Stalk 
long, thick, fleshy, 
inserted in an in- 
clined cavity. Calyx 
small, open, set in 
a shallow... basin. 
Flesh white, juicy, 
melting, and excel- 
lent, pleasantly per- 
fumed. October., Beurré Giffard. 
