PLATE XLIV. 
2. BEURRE CAPIAUMONT. 
[Syn : De Capiaumont ; Aurore ; Beurri Aurore ; Cctoebasse Vassei] 
The variety was raised from seed by M. Capiaumont, a druggist of Mons, in 1747> an d 
it appears as No. 315 in Van Mon’s Catalogue, “ Capiaumont: par son patron.” It was first sent 
to the London Horticultural Society in 1820 by M. Parmentier, of Enghein, and M. Dumortier- 
Rutteau, of Tournay ; and since that time has been much cultivated as an orchard tree in England. 
It is well figured by Lindley, PI. 59. 
Description .—Fruit : medium sized, obtuse pyriform. Skin : pale yellow in the shade, 
almost entirely covered with fine cinnamon coloured russet, strewed with numerous grey specks and 
with reddish orange shining out through the russet on the side next the sun. Eye : large and open, 
with short, erect stiff segments, set almost even with the surface. Stalk : an inch long, fleshy at 
the base, and inserted at the extremity without depression. Flesh : pure white, delicate, fine, 
buttery, and melting, with a rich vinous and sugary flavour. 
A dessert Pear of good quality; in season during October and November. 
The tree is hardy, vigorous, and an abundant bearer. It succeeds well as an orchard tree, or 
as a dwarf standard on the quince, for gardens. It is an excellent and profitable market variety. 
