The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . was sent from Eng-land in 1799. 422 THE PEAR. Bartleit, or Williams Bonchretien. the unusual property of maturing perfectly in the house, even ifit is picked before it is full grown. It has no competitor as asummer market fruit. The tree grows upright, with thrifty,yellowish-Lrown shoots, and narrow, folded leaves. Fruit of large size, irregularly pyramid
The fruits and fruit trees of America; or, the culture, propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country . was sent from Eng-land in 1799. 422 THE PEAR. Bartleit, or Williams Bonchretien. the unusual property of maturing perfectly in the house, even ifit is picked before it is full grown. It has no competitor as asummer market fruit. The tree grows upright, with thrifty,yellowish-Lrown shoots, and narrow, folded leaves. Fruit of large size, irregularly pyramidal. Skin very thinand smooth, clear yellow, (with a soft blush on the sunny side,in exposed specimens,) rarely marked with faint russet. Stalkone to one and a half inches long, stout, inserted in a shallow,flat cavity. Calyx open, oet in a very shallow, obscurely plaitedbasin. Flesh white, and exceedingly fine-grained and buttery; THE PEAR. 423 it is full of juice, sweet, with a highly perfumed, vinous flavour.(In damp or unfavourable soils, it is sometimes slightly acid.)Ripens from last of August to middle and last of September. Bkurre Gris dHiver Nouveau. A1. Pom. Beurro Gris dHiver. Beurre Gris Superieur. Gris dLu^on. de Beurre Gris ^Hiver not very vigorous, but productive, young wood, darkreddish brown. Fruit medium, obovate, truncate, remotelypyriform. Skin golden russet, with a fine sunny cheek, andsprinkled with dots. Stalk very stout, very much inclined, in-serted by a lip in a small depression. Calyx very small andopen, basin very small. Flesh somewhat granular, juicy, but-tery, melting. Flavour rich and sugary, with a very peculiararoma. November, February. Beurr6 dAnjou. Ken. Ne Plus Meuris of the French. A noble fruit said to be of French origin. Tree vigorous;young shoots yellowish brown, very productive, succeeds well onquince. Fruit large, obovate, obtusely-pyriform, some times nearly 424 THE PEAR. Beurre d^Anjou. globular. Stem short, th
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