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THE GARDENER'S ASSISTANT. 



highest quality, excellent for gardens, especially on walls. 

 Tree of moderate growth on the Quince, but usually 

 fertile if double - grafted on a good intermediate stock. 

 Fruit medium to large, pyriform, yellowish, with an 

 abundant richly aromatic juice. 



Beurre de V Assomption. — August. Chiefly valued for 

 its earliness, but sometimes disappointing in quality. 



Fig. 931.— Bush Pear. Beurre Fouqueray. 



Tree of moderate but rather irregular growth, best suited 

 for the Quince as a bush pyramid or trained tree. Fruit 

 large, pale-yellowish, rich and musky at its best, other- 

 wise rather tasteless. 



Beurre Diel (fig. 930). — October-November. An excel- 

 lent all-round Pear. Tree very strong, and prolific in all 

 forms on the Quince ; well-adapted for walls in cold dis- 

 tricts ; also fine as a standard in the warmer counties. 

 Fruit large, green or yellow with russet, melting, of aro- 

 matic flavour. Largely imported from France under the 

 name of Beurre Magnifique. 



Beurre" Dumont. — October. A handsome Pear for 

 garden use or exhibition. Tree of moderate growth, best 

 suited for the Quince stock either as pyramid, espalier, or 

 cordon. Fruit large, round or obovate, greenish with 

 russet, melting, sweet and rich. 



Beurre Fouqueray (fig. 931). — October. A useful and 

 handsome exhibition Pear. Tree hardy, vigorous, and 

 prolific on the Quince, cropping regularly in any form; 

 also forms a good tree on the Pear stock. Fruit large, 

 obovate, yellowish with russet, of moderately good flavour. 

 Beurre Giffard. — August. Useful, early, and of good 

 quality. Tree of somewhat loose and spreading habit, 

 very prolific on the Quince ; well- 

 adapted for the bush form of 

 growth. Fruit medium, turbi- 

 nate, yellowish, melting, with a 

 pleasant aroma. 



Beurre Goubault. — September. 

 Prolific, early, of good quality if 

 gathered early and used at once. 

 Tree of moderate growth, most 

 useful on the Quince stock. Fruit 

 small to medium, roundish, melt- 

 ing and slightly aromatic at its 

 best. 



Beurre Hardy (fig. 932).— 

 October. Excellent in constitu- 

 tion and quality. Tree of free 

 growth, forming fine pyramids 

 on the Free stock, or strong and 

 fertile bushes on the Quince. 

 Fruit large, obovate, yellowish 

 with russet, juice abundant and 

 rich, very distinct and refresh- 

 ing. 



Beurre Lang clier. — Somewhat 

 delicate, but of high quality, gen- 

 erally best when grown on a wall. 

 Tree of moderate growth when 

 double-grafted on the Quince as 

 a pyramid, espalier, or cordon, 

 and fairly prolific. Fruit medium, 

 pyriform, uneven, yellowish and 

 bright-red, buttery, and pecu- 

 liarly rich when fully matured. 



Beurre Lefebvre. — October. 

 Of high quality, but not much 

 grown. Tree of medium growth, 

 best on the Quince stock as a 

 pyramid or cordon. Fruit large, 

 roundish, yellow with russet, 

 sweet and very rich. 



Beurre Mortillet. — Septem- 

 ber - October. Handsome, of 

 good quality, suitable for gen- 

 eral use or exhibition. Tree 

 free and vigorous on the Pear 

 stock, not satisfactory on the Quince unless double- 

 grafted, when excellent pyramids, bushes, espaliers, and 

 cordons can be formed. Fruit large, richly coloured, 

 yellow and red, melting with an agreeable flavour. It 

 must be gathered before fully ripe. 



Beurre Ranee (fig. 933).— January -March. Of high 

 quality, late, and of good constitution. Tree free, vigor- 

 ous, forming large prolific standards on the Pear stock; but 

 usually grown in gardens double -grafted on the Quince 

 either as a pyramid or as a wall tree. Fruit large, even, 

 pyriform, greenish-brown, buttery and juicy, peculiarly rich. 

 Beurre Six. — October -November. Variable, of fine 

 quality in some situations. Tree of strong growth both 

 on Pear and Quince, more reliable on the latter. Fruit 

 large, pyriform, irregular, green and russet, with abun- 

 dant iuice, sweet and pleasant at its best. 



