THE PEAR. 



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Beurre Gens. 



A Belgian Pear. Tree vigorous and productive. Young wood yel- 

 lowish brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish obovate, obscurely pyriform. Skin yellow 

 shaded with bright red and sprinkled with russet dots, and netted and 

 patched with russet. Stalk short. Calyx small, partially closed. Basin 

 narrow. Flesh white, fine, juicy, melting, sweet, vinous, aromatic, a 

 little gritty at the core. Yery good. October. 



Beurre Giffard. 

 Poire Giffard. Giffart. 

 A chance seedling, originated with M. Giffard, Angers, France. 

 Tree of moderate growth, with slender reddish-colored shoots. 



Beurre Giffard. 



Fruit medium in size, pyriform, tapering to the stem, which is rather 

 long. Skin greenish yellow, marbled with red on the sunny side. 

 Calyx closed. Segments stiff, set in a very small basin. Flesh white, 

 melting, juicy, with an excellent vinous flavor, delightfully perfumed. 

 An early Pear of value, but requires to be gathered early, and does not 

 continue long. Yery good. Ripening middle of August. 



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