THE PEAR. 
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piaise. It is large, handsome, a regular bearer, always perfect, 
and of the highest flavour. It bears singly, and not in clusters, 
looking as if thinned on the tree, whence it is always of fine 
size. It was raised in 1807 by Van Mons, and named Calebassa 
Bose in honour of M. Bose, a distinguished Belgian cultivator; 
Having also been received at the garden of the Horticultural 
Society of London under the name of Beurre Bose, Mr. Thomp- 
son thought it best to retain this name, as less likely to lead to 
a confusion with the Calebasse, a distinct fruit. The tree grows 
vigorously; shoots long, brownish olive. 
Fruit large, pyriform, a little uneven, tapering long and 
gradually into the stalk. Skin pretty smooth, dark yellow, a 
good deal covered with streaks and dots of cinnamon russet, 
and slightly touched with red on one side. Stalk one to two 
inches long, rather slender, curved. Calyx short, set in a very 
shallow basin. Flesh white, melting, very buttery, with a rich, 
delicious and slightly perfumed flavour. Ripens gradually from 
the last of September to the last of October. 
Beurre Easter. 
