OF AUTUMN PEARS. 
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Order II. Base indented. 
Height and breadth equal or subequal. 
89. BEURRE D’ AREMBERG. Plate 10. 
Large, obcurely pyriform, subsymmetrical; taper of the sides unequal, terminating in an 
obtuse, obscurely indented base. Color yellowish green, brighter yellow at maturity, 
traced and dotted with redish russet; skin rather thick. Stem thick, short, rather 
knobby, broad at its insertion, and nearly filling the indentation. Calyx small, and set 
in a distinct basin, with steep sides. Flesh white, buttery, melting, and abundant in a 
rich, delicious juice. December. 
90. EASTER BEURRE. Plate 6. 
Fruit large, roundish or oval; sides subequal, subcircular and tapering, with a strong con¬ 
vexity to an obtuse, deeply indented base, containing a thick, short, curved stem, 
thickened at its articulation with the branch. Color yellowish green, sprinkled with 
russetty dots, sometimes a brown cheek. Calyx inserted in a wide, shallow basin. 
Flesh juicy, fine-grained, when in perfection in a favorable season, buttery, sugary, rich 
in flavor, and much esteemed. 
Downing remarks that he has found it variable. 
91. COLUMBIA. 
This pear is large, obtusely pyriform, oval, with sides tapering unequally to an obtuse, 
deeply indented base, inclosing a long, slender, curved stem, inserted obliquely. Color 
green, passing in ripening to a fine golden yellow. Calyx large, set in a shallow basin. 
Flesh white, juicy, aromatic, excellent. Keeps till January. 
The Eastern Burre and Columbia are much alike in shape; the former has a deeper 
and wider indentation, and a larger and shorter stem. 
92. CROSS. Hovey’s Magazine. 
Fruit about the medium size, round; body prolonged to the stem ; sides subequal, with a 
similar convex taper, terminating in a rounded base, with a shallow indentation, contain¬ 
ing a short, thick, and nearly erect stem, slightly uneven. Color deep yellow, dotted 
with russet on the sides, coalescing into patches at the crown, ornamented with a fine 
red cheek ; skin smooth. Calyx basin rather deep. Flesh juicy, melting, and richly 
perfumed. December. 
