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THE PEAR. 



Heyst-op-den-Berg, among a number of wild pear-trees of his sowing. 

 Tree vigorous, very thorny, suitable for a pyramid. 



Fruit middle size, turbinate. Stalk medium, with some small plaits 

 around its insertion. Eye in a wide even cavity. Skin completely 

 covered with russet, and slightly colored next the sun. Flesh fine, yel- 

 lowish white, half melting, buttery, with an abundant sugary, agreeably 

 perfumed, musky juice. February. (An. Pom.) 



BeurrS Diel. 



Diel's Butterbirne. 

 Diel. 



Dorothee Royale. 

 Grosse Dorothee. 

 Sylvanghe vert d'hiver. 

 Beurre Royale. 

 Dorothee Royale. 

 Gros Dillen 



Beurre Diel 

 Dillen. 



Des Trois Tours. 

 Mabille. 

 Beurre d'Yelle. 

 De Melon. 

 Melon de Kops. 

 Beurre Magnifique. 

 Beurre Incomparable. 



Beurre de Gelle. 

 Dillen d'Hiver. 

 Dry Toren. 

 Gracioli d'Hiver. 

 Fourcroy. 



Guillaume de Nassau. 

 Beurre Vert. 



A chance seedling near Brussels, Belgium, dedicated by Van Mons, 



