THE PEAR. 



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bears well as a standard, setting freer than the 

 old Gansal. 



Bergamotte cadette. — Colour pale green ; form 

 obovate ; size medium ; quality good. In use 

 from October to January. The fruit ripens 

 very unequally, some ripening early, while others 

 from the same tree remain for months— a pecu- 

 liarity not without its advantages. Synonyms — 

 Beauchamps, Beurre Beauchamps, Be cadet. 



Bergamotte de Hollande. — Colour brownish 

 green ; form roundish ; size medium ; quality 

 good, but chiefly esteemed for its long keeping. 

 In use from March to June. Synonyms — Lord 

 Cheney's, A moselle, Bergamotte d' Alengon, Berga- 

 motte de Fougere, Beurre d'Alengon. Requires 

 a wall in all situations to grow it to perfection. 



Beurre, winter. — A seedling from the Easter 

 beurre. Originated with Mr Rivers. In use 

 during February and March. A good bearer, 

 and quite hardy as a standard tree around Lon- 

 don. 



Beurre d'Amalis. — Colour greenish brown ; 

 form obovate ; size above medium ; quality 

 excellent. In use in September. Somewhat 

 similar to the Brown beurre, but much hardier. 

 Succeeds as a standard in good situations, but 

 requires a wall in Scotland. Synonym — Beurre 

 d'Amalis gros. Of Belgian origin. 



Beurre d'Aremberg. — Colour pale green and 

 brown ; form obovate ; size medium ; quality 

 excellent. In use in December and January. 

 Succeeds in the south of England as a standard, 

 requiring a wall in the north, and throughout 

 Scotland. A Belgian variety. Synonyms — 

 Due d'Aremberg, Deschamps, Colmar deschamps, 

 D'Aremberg parfait, L'Orpheline, Beurre des 

 Orphalines. This very excellent pear was raised 

 by the Abbe Deschamps, in the garden of the 

 Hospice des Orphalines, at Enghien in Belgium. 



Beurre Bosc.— Colour russet; form pyramidal; 

 size large; quality excellent. In use in October 

 and November. In warm situations will succeed 

 as a pyramid, double worked on the quince; 

 requires both a good soil and situation. Syno- 

 nyms — Marianne nouville, Calebasse Bosc, Bosc's 

 fiaskhenbirne. Raised by M. Van Mons, of Brus- 

 sels, in 1807. One of the finest-flavoured pears 

 when fully ripened. 



Beurre Duval. — Colour pale green; form pyri- 

 form ; size medium ; quality good. In use in 

 October and November. This variety is of Bel- 

 gian origin, raised by M. Duval ; a great bearer, 

 and deserving general cultivation. Succeeds as 

 a standard in favourable places, but requires a 

 wall in Scotland. Succeeds best when on the 

 quince stock. 



Beurre, brown. — Colour brown, tinged with 

 dashes of red ; form obovate ; size large ; quality 

 first-rate, but varying much according to soil and 

 situation. In use in October. An old French 

 variety, long considered the best pear in culti- 

 vation. Like most good fruits its synonyms 

 are numerous — viz., Beurre rouge, Beurre gris, 

 Beurre dore, Beurre vort, Beurre du roi, Beurre 

 d'Anjou, Beurre d'Ambleuse, Beurre d'Ambroise, 

 Golden beurre, Red beurre, Badhams. Isambert, 

 Isambert le bon. Requires, and justly deserves, a 

 wall. 



Beurre Gris d'Hiver nouveau. — Size large; qua- 

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lity first-rate. In use during February. Very 

 productive; ripening well in favourable places as 

 a standard. One of the best pears in cultivation. 



Beurre de Capiaumont. — Colour brownish red; 

 form obovate ; size medium ; quality excellent. 

 In use in October and November. Tree healthy, 

 and a great bearer, withstanding late spring 

 frosts better than most others. Succeeds as 

 a standard in the south, requiring a very favour- 

 able situation to succeed so in the north of 

 England or in Scotland, where it is generally 

 grown against a wall. The branches have a 

 tendency to become pendant when grown as a 

 standard ; forms a handsome tree when wrought 

 on the quince. Synonyms — Calebasse vass, 

 Capiaumont. Of Flemish origin. A profitable 

 orchard pear. 



Beurre Diel. — Colour yellowish brown; form 

 obovate ; size large ; quality excellent, as re- 

 gards the fruit and hardihood, as well as the 

 productiveness of the tree; deserving most ex- 

 tensive cultivation. In use during October and 

 November. A fine standard pear around London, 

 and has produced good fruit as such in the gar- 

 dens at Dalkeith, but in general requires a 

 wall in Scotland. An old Belgian fruit, raised 

 by Dr Van Mons in 1805, and by him named 

 after Dr Diel, a distinguished German pomolo- 

 gist. Synonyms — Beurre magnifique, Beurre 

 incomparable, Beurre royal, Biel's Butterbirne, 

 Dorothee royal, Gros Bitten, De Melon, Beurre 

 de Gelle, Poire de Melon, &c. 



Beurre Easter. — Colour greenish brown ; form 

 obovate ; size large ; quality excellent. Tree 

 hardy, and a good bearer; altogether one of the 

 most valuable keeping pears in cultivation. 

 Succeeds well around London as a standard, 

 and is of better quality when so grown than 

 when against a wall, as in the latter case it is 

 apt to become mealy and dry, and does not keep 

 so well. Mr Thomson recommends this fruit 

 to be gathered rather earlier than usual, and 

 ripened off in a warm place. In use from January 

 to March. The synonyms are — Bergamotte de 

 la Pentecote, Beurre Roupe, Beurre de Paques, 

 Beurre d'Hiver de Bruxelles, Beurre de la Pen- 

 tecote, Bezi Chaumontel tres gros, Doyenne d'Hiver, 

 Doyenne d'Hiver nouveau, Doyenne du Prin- 

 temps, Canning, Du Patre, Philippe de Paques. 

 Always second-rate when on standards or on 

 pear stocks ; on the quince it is much better. 



Beurre Knox. —Colour pale green ; form obo- 

 vate; size large ; quality good, although not first- 

 rate. In use in October. A most abundant 

 bearer, and large and handsome fruit. Subject 

 to rot at the heart when fully ripe. Of Flemish 

 origin. 



Beurre K enrich. — Colour greenish yellow, with 

 indistinct russet spots; form flat at the eye, and 

 tapering towards the foot-stalk ; size medium ; 

 quality excellent. In use in September. A 

 Flemish seedling raised by Dr Van Mons, and 

 sent to America, and named by Mr Manning, 

 the American pomologist. 



Beurre Langelier. — Size large ; quality first- 

 rate ; form obovate. In use in October and 

 November. One of the very best autumn pears. 

 Succeeds well on the quince, bears well as a pyra- 

 mid, and in good situations will do as a standard. 



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