PLATE XXXVI. 
2. BEURRE D’ANJOU. 
[Syn : Ne Plus Meuris , of the French.] 
The history of this Pear is nowhere given ; and its name offers the sole guide to its origin. 
Description .—Fruit : large and handsome, even and regular in its outline, roundish obovate. 
Skin : greenish yellow, with sometimes a shade of dull red next the sun, marked with patches of 
russet, and thickly strewed with brown and crimson dots. Eye : small and open, deeply inserted 
in a wide cavity. Stalk : short and stout, set in a round hole. Flesh : white, very tender, buttery 
and melting, very juicy, vinous, and with a delicate rosewater perfume. 
A very superior Pear ; ripe the end of October, and continues in season till December and 
January. 
This Pear is quite distinct from the Ne Plus Meuris of Van Mons, and a very valuable 
variety for the market. 
The tree is vigorous and productive; and very profitable for orchard growth. 
