THE PEAR. 
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Beurr^ Leon le Clerc. 
Fruit above medium, oval, approaching elongated-pyriform. 
Skin yellowish green, thickly speckled with large russet dots. 
Stalk long, curved, inserted in a cavity by a lip, basin abrupt, 
deep. Calyx partially closed. Flesh white, juicy, melting, sweet 
but not high flavoured. October. 
Beurre, Brown. Thomp. Lind. Mill. 
Beurre Gris. Nois. 
Beurre Rouge. 
Beurre d’or. 
Beurre Doree. 
Beurre d’Amboise. 
Beurre d’Ambleuse. 
Beurre du Roi. 
Poire d’Amboise. 
Isambert. 
Isambert le Bon. 
of various 
- trench 
gardens. 
Beurre. 0. Duh. 
Golden Beurre. 
Red Beurre, (of some.) 
Badham’s. 
Grey Beurre. 
Beurre d’Anjou, (of some.) 
Beurre Vert. 
The Brown Beurre, almost too well known to need descrip- 
tion, was for a long time considered the prince of pears in 
France, its native country, and for those who are partial to the 
high vinous flavour — a rich mingling of sweet and acid — it has, 
still, few competitors. It is, however, quite variable in different 
soils, and its variety of appeal «^ce in different gardens, has given 
rise to the many names, grey, brown, red, and golden, under 
which it is known. Shoots diverging, dark brown. 
Fruit large, oblong-obovate, tapering convcxly quite to the 
stalk. Skin slightly rough, yellowish-green, but nearly covered 
with thin russet, often a little reddish brown on one side. Stalk 
from one to one and a half inches long, stout at its junction with 
the tree, and thickening obliquely into the fruit. Calyx nearly 
closed in a shallow basin. Flesh greenish-white, melting, but- 
tery, extremely juicy, with a rich sub-acid flavour. September. 
Beurre d’Amanlis. Thomp. Nois. 
Beurre d’Amaulis. Ken. Man. 
A Belgian pear, very productive ; variable. Succeeds best in 
cold latitudes. 
Fruit large, obovate, not very regular, a little swollen on its 
sides. Skin rather thick, dull yellowish-green, with a pale red- 
dish brown cheek, overspread with numerous brown dots and 
russet streaks and patches. Stalk a little more than an inch 
long, set rather obliquely in a shallow, irregular cavity. Calyx 
open, with broad divisions, basin shallow. Flesh yellowish, 
somewhat coarse, but buttery, melting, abundant, rich, with 
slightly perfumed juice, often astringent and poor. September 
