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next the sun. Eye very small, placed in a narrow and shallow basin. Stalk 
three-quarters of an inch long, stout, and inserted in a very slight depression. 
Flesh yellowish, tender and crisp, slightly gritty, with an abundance of rich 
sugary juice. 
A dessert Pear, of second-rate quality, ripe in October. 
The tree succeeds well as a standard, and may be grown either on the 
pear or quince stock. 
D’ANGLETERRE.— Bull. 
Identification. —Duh. Arb. Fruit, ii. 197. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3. n. 11. Jard. 
Fruit, du Mus. liv. 2. 
Synonymes. —Beurre d’Angleterre, Chart. Cat. 34. Angleterre de Chartreux, Acc. 
Hort. Soc. Cat. Angleterre d’ete, Acc. Christ Handworterb. 161. Angleterre a la St. 
Denis, Etienne. Amande, Acc. Decaisne in Jard. Fruit, du Mus. Bee d’Ouisseau; Bee 
d’Oie; de Finois, of some. English Beurre, Lindl. Guide, 372. Engelsche Gisambert, 
Knoop Pom. 134. Booter Peer, Ibid. Zoon Peer, Ibid. Englische Sommerbutterbirne, 
Diet Kernobst. vi. 44. Mandelbirne, 
Ibid. vi. 178. Englische Butterbirne, 
Christ Handworterb. 161; Handb. der 
Pom.. i. 75. 
Figures. —Duh. Arb. Fruit, ii. 
pi. xxx. Knoop Pom. tab. vi. Jard. 
Fruit, du Mus. liv. 2. 
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Fruit medium-sized, 2f inches 
long, and 2J inches broad, of pyri¬ 
form shape, or sometimes inclining 
to oblong-ovate. Skin greenish yel¬ 
low, but so thickly covered with 
pale brown russetty dots that little 
of the ground colour is visible, ex¬ 
cept in those parts where they are 
less dense ; on the side next the sun 
it is marked with a tinge of brownish 
red. Eye open, with long linear 
segments, placed almost even with 
the surface, or in a very shallow 
depression. Stalk from an inch to 
IF long, slender, inserted without 
depression. Flesh white, delicate, 
buttery and melting, very juicy, 
sugary, and richly-flavoured. 
A very excellent dessert Pear, 
ripe in the beginning of October; 
but it rarely keeps above a fort¬ 
night, when it falls to decay, which 
generally begins at the stalk. It 
should always be gathered green, 
and then it will keep for a fortnight 
ripening in succession. 
The tree is a strong grower, and 
an abundant bearer on the pear 
stock; but on the quince, although 
it is an early bearer, it soon languishes and dies. It succeeds well as a 
standard, but prefers a light and warm soil. 
Although this has acquired on the continent the names of Poire d’Angleterre 
and Beurre d’Angleterre, it is not a sort that has ever been grown to any extent 
