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Notice of Five Varieties of Pears, 



agreeable, but it is not so high -flavoured as the Doyenne 

 gris, than which it is a better keeper. 



5. Beurre d Aremberg. 

 The history of the origin of this delicious variety, has been 

 already given in the 5th Volume of the Transactions, page 

 406, but at that time too little was known of its merits ; 

 subsequent experience, and especially an examination of the 

 fruit produced in the present season, justifying its being 

 placed at the head of all the Pears in cultivation. Numerous 

 specimens were received from Mr. Langelier, ripe in Octo- 

 ber; and others were sent by Captain Le Couteur, which 

 were in perfection at the end of November ; but those ripened 

 in less favourable summers than the last, will keep till Fe- 

 bruary. The fruit is strictly turbinate, on an average three 

 inches and a half long, and two inches and three quarters wide 

 at the broadest part, the stalk measuring one inch in length. 

 Towards the stalk the figure is slightly contracted. The 

 skin is of a pale delicate green, very slightly dotted with 

 russet, and becomes occasionally deep yellow at maturity, 

 but then it is past its best. The flesh is whitish, firm, 

 very juicy, dissolves in the mouth, and is wholly des- 

 titute of grittiness; it is sweet, rich, and so peculiarly 

 high-flavoured, that I know no Pear which can be compared 

 with it in that respect. One of the figures in the annexed 

 plate, represents the fruit in the state in which it must be 

 considered to be in perfection if gathered from walls. Speci- 

 mens sent by Captain Le Couteur were much more russety, 

 with a yellower ground colour, which was much mottled 

 with broken bright green. 



