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BEURRE D’AMALIS. — A large, fine, melting pear, resembles the Brown 
Beurre both in quality and color, Sept, and Oct. Q. 
BEURRE D’ ANJOU. — Large, greenish yellow ; buttery and melting, 
with a high, rich flavor. Tree very hardy. Nov. and Dec. Q. 
BEURRE DIEL. — Large size, dull yellow, and much dotted; sugary, rich 
and juicy. Nov. and Dec. Q. 
BEURRE GOLDEN OF BILBO A.— Medium size ; a beautiful pear of 
good quality, buttery and melting ; fine yellow, somewhat russeted. 
Tree very tender. Sept, and Oct. Q. 
BEURRE GOUBAULT.c-Medium, roundish, green; tender, exceedingly 
juicy, sweet and melting. Middle of Sept. Q. 
BEURRE SUPERFINE.— Large, yellowish green, and somewhat russeted ; 
vcry r melting and juicy, with a rich, agreeable sub-acid flavor. Oct. Q. 
BONNE D'EZEE. — Large, yellow, with a fine blush ; melting, sweet and 
delicious ; forms a beautiful pyramid on the Quince. Sept. Q. 
BUFFUM. — Medium, yellow with a reddish brown cheek; buttery, sweet, 
and fine flavored. Tree very hardy. Q. 
CHAIR ADAME. — Medium size, yellowish green ; coarse grained, full 
of highly vinous juice, and of a fine Bergamot flavor. Oct. Q. 
COPS HEAT. — Large, yellow; fine grained, very juicy, buttery, melting, 
sweet and acidulous, with the Bergamot flavor. It has few superiors. 
Middle Oct. Q,. 
DELICES DE JODOIGNE. — Greenish yellow, frequently with a rich 
brown cheek and covered with brown specks ; coarse grained, crisp, 
very juicy, melting, and sweet, with slight flavor. Tree very hardy. 
Middle of Oct. Q. 
DES NONNES. — Above medium, regularly turbinate, smooth, fine clear 
lemon color; very juicy, sweet, melting, and delicious; with an ex- 
quisitely fine, high flavor and perfume. This fruit, much surpassing 
the Seckel in size, while fully rivaling it in its rich aroma, and possess- 
ing all the melting lusciousness of the Belle Lucrative, has already be- 
come a favorite among cultivators and amateurs. The tree bears very 
early and abundantly, and the fruit should be thinned out. Sept, and 
Oct. Q. 
DE TONGRES. — Large, obovate, bronze colored, changing to deep brown- 
ish yellow ; fine grained, melting, juicy, and vinous, with a delicious 
perfumed flavor. October. 
DIX. — Large, fine yellow, melting, juicy, and rich. Very tardy in coming 
into bearing. Tree very hardy. October. 
DOYENNE BOUSSOCK.— Large, lemon yellow, a little russeted; but- 
tery, melting and juicy. October. Q. 
DOYENNE DU COMICE.— -Large, fair, pale yellow ; melting, buttery, 
juicy, rich, sugary, perfumed and delicious. Oct. and Nov. Q. 
DOYENNE GRAY. — Medium, cinnamon russet ; melting, buttery, rich, 
and perfumed. November. Q. 
DOYENNE ROBIN. — Large, roundish, yellow ; melting, refreshing and 
excellent. In size and form like Doyenne Boussoek. September and 
October. Q. 
DOYENNE SIEULLE. — Medium, roundish, pale yellow tinged with red ; 
buttery, rich, melting and very good. Oct. and Nov. Q. 
DOYENNE WHITE.— (Virgalieu.) Medium, pale yellow with a faint 
blush ; fine flavor, and universally esteemed. Very hardy tree. Oct. 
and November. Q. 
DUCHESS D’ANGOULEME.— Large, greenish yellow, sometimes a little 
russeted. Docs best on Quince. Fine market fruit. October and 
November. Q. 
DUCHESS D’ORLEANS. — (Beukkk St. Nicholas.) Large, golden yel 
low, slightly russeted ; buttery, melting, rich, and delicious. Oct. Q 
