Plate IX. 
5. FLEMISH BEAUTY. 
[_Syn : Belle de Flandres ; Belle des Bois ; Beurre des Bois ; Bear re de Bourgoyne; Beurre Davy; 
Beurre Davis; Beurre d’Effingham ; Beurre d’Elberg; Beurre Foidard; Beurre St. 
Amour; Beurre Spence; Bosch Peer; Mouille Bouche Nouvelle; Brilliante; Fondante 
des Bois ; Gagnle a Heuze ; Imperatrice des Bois. J 
This excellent pear was discovered by Van Mons, in the village of Deftinge, in Flanders, 
in 18 ro ; and he brought it into notice by distributing grafts among his friends. 
Description. —Fruit, large, and obovate. Skin, pale yellow, almost entirely covered with 
yellowish brown russet on the shaded side, and reddish brown on the side next the sun. Eye, 
open, set in a small shallow basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a rather deep cavity, Flesh, 
yellowish white ; buttery, melting, rich, and sugary. 
A first-rate pear, ripe in September, but it requires to be gathered before it is ripe, or it 
will be inferior in quality. Best grown as a pyramid on the quince or pear stock. 
