THE PEARS OF NEW YORK 321 
Brugmans. 1. Mag. Hort. 4:395. 1838. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:100. 1856. 
A seedling of Van Mons, 1821. In September, 1838, it was exhibited among “‘ ninety 
varieties” by Manning, before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Fruit medium, 
conic, light green changing to light yellow at maturity, sometimes rather blushed; flesh 
aromatic and sweet; mid-Nov. for three weeks. 
Brumbirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:9. 1856. 
Originated in Odenwald, Ger., 1847. Fruit medium, turbinate, light yellow turning 
to lemon-yellow, striped with bright red; good; Sept. and beginning of Oct. 
Brune Minéme. 1. Guide Prat. 88. 1876. 
Fruit rather large; first quality for cooking; Nov. and Dec.; of doubtful merit. Tree 
vigorous and fertile, well suited for exposed situations. 
Brunet. 1. Mas Pom. Gen. 7:0, fig. 485. 1881. 
Found growing wild at Houga, Department of Gers, Fr., about 1826. Fruit medium, 
globular, very bright green, dotted with numerous small, gray specks; at maturity the 
basic green passes to pale yellow, a little warmer on the side next the sun; flesh white, fine, 
melting; juice plentiful, sweet and agreeably musky; fair; end of Aug. 
Briisseler Herbstbergamotte. 1. Dochnahl Fiihr. Obstkunde 2:76. 1856. 
Raised by Van Mons in 1825. Fruit medium, obovate-turbinate, yellowish-green 
changing on maturity to lemon-yellow all over; flesh granular, soft, vinous and strongly 
musky; good; Nov. 
Brute Bonne. 1. Miller Gard. Kal. 206. 1734. 
Franzosische Zapfenbirne. 2. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:139. 1856. 
Fruit medium, thin-skinned, grass-green all over, flushed red on the side next the sun; 
flesh somewhat musky, sweet, acidulous; good; end of Oct. 
Bryan Edwards. 1. Trans. Lond. Hort. Soc. 16:395. 1826. 
A seedling found growing early in the nineteenth century in the neighborhood of 
Southampton, Eng., by Bryan Edwards. Fruit globular-turbinate, pale green changing 
at maturity to pale yellow; flesh melting, rich, sweet, pleasantly perfumed; of considerable 
excellence; beginning of Nov. 
Buchanan. 1. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 114. 18609. 
Submitted for examination to the Fruit Committee of the American Pomological 
Society in January, 1869, by Isaac Buchanan of New York. Fruit medium, obovate- 
acute-pyriform, dull yellow, with considerable russet; flesh a little coarse-grained, melting, 
juicy, gritty next the core, moderately sweet, and of good flavor. 
Buffalo. 1. Hooper W. Fr. Book 151. 1857. 
Of foreign origin; “an early and abundant bearer; flesh a little coarse, but buttery, 
juicy, sugary and sprightly.” 
Bunte Mannabirne. 1. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 2:106. 1856. 
A variegated form of the French Colmar d’Hiver or Colmar. Fruit greenish-yellow, 
with reddish-brown stripes; in other respects similar to its type. 
Buntebirne. 1. Dochnahl Fiikr. Obstkunde 2:69. 1856. 
Originated in Hanover, Ger., 1852. Fruit medium to small, greenish-yellow turning 
to bright, light yellow; flesh fine, flushed, sweet; good; mid-Sept. and Oct. 
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