THE PEAR, 561 
Brack Worcssrsr. Thomp. 
Black Pear of Worcester. ind: Man. Parkinson’s Warden. 
A market fruit, esteemed for cooking. The branches incline 
downwards with the weight of the fruit. Young shoots dark 
olive, diverging. Fruit large, obovate or oblong. Skin thick, 
rough green, nearly covered with dark russet.. Flesh hard and 
coarse, but stews and bakes well. November to February. 
Buirroxer’s Meapow. Ken. Pom. Man. 
Large Seckel. § Heidelberg. 
Beaster. Spice Butter. 
Meadow Feaster. 
A native fruit, said to have been found in a meadow in Penn- 
sylvania. It is a handsome, hardy fruit, and bears large crops, 
but it has been sadly overpraised as to quality. 
Fruit small, roundish. Skin bright, clear valow, with crimson 
dots on-the sunny side. Flesh very white, firm, with a pecu- 
har musky or wasp-like aroma, and spicy taste, but mostly re- 
mains crisp and hard. Stalk straight and stiff, basin shallow 
Calyx open and reflexed. October and November. 
Bow Carérien, Fizmisy. Thomp. 
Bon Chrétien Ture, 
The Flemish Bon Chrétien jg an excellent cooking pear; not 
very productive. 
Fruit of medium size, obovate. Skin pale green, and brown 
on the side exposed to the sun. Flesh crisp, juicy, and stews 
very tender. November to March. 
Bon Curetian, Spanisu. Mill. Lind. Thomp. 
Bon Chrétien d’Espagne. Spina. 
Fruit large, pyriform. Skin at maturity deep yellow, with 
a brilliant red.cheek, and dotted with reddish-brown specks, 
Flesh white, crisp, or half breaking, good for cooking. 
Boucaura. Hov. Mag. 
Beurré Boucquia. Ken. 
A Flemish -pear; fruit. rather large, oval, turbinate. Skin 
pale yellow. Flesh yellowish-white, rather astringent, and lia 
ble to rot at the core, October. 
BovurGEMEstTeER. 
Fruit large, pyriform. Skin pale yellow, with large grey. 
dots, russeted around the eye. Flesh tender, juicy, and astrin 
gent. Novembe:. Wood cracks and cankers badly. 
