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 . ting, somewhat granular, with avery brisk, rich, vinous flavour. November to January. Beurr6 Bachelier. Tree vigorous, young wood yellowish-maroon, a good rather large, obovate, obscurely pyriforai, irregular. Skingreen. Stalk shortish, very much inclined in a moderate de-pression, by a lip. Calyx very small, partially closed, set in ashallow
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 . ting, somewhat granular, with avery brisk, rich, vinous flavour. November to January. Beurr6 Bachelier. Tree vigorous, young wood yellowish-maroon, a good rather large, obovate, obscurely pyriforai, irregular. Skingreen. Stalk shortish, very much inclined in a moderate de-pression, by a lip. Calyx very small, partially closed, set in ashallow basin. Flesh buttery, juicy, melting, with a brisk,vinous, aromatic flavour. November and December. Beurr6 Sterkmans. A1. Pom. Sterkmans. Doyenne Sterkmans, of some. Belle Alliance. Tree vigorous, with long stout gray shoots, productive. Fruitmedium, oblate, remotely pyriform. Skin green speckled I THE PEAR. 459 with russet, and shaded with crinjson. Stalk about an inchlong, stout, inserted in a small, uneven cavity. Calyx open,segments stiff, set in a broad, uneven basin, slightly russet-ed. Flesh yellowish-white, fine, very melting, juicy, sugary,vinous, pleasantly perfumed. October and November. Beurr6 Moire. A1. BeurrS Moire. Tree moderately vigorous. Fruit large, obovate, greenish-yellow, profusely sprinkled with yellow medium, stout, curved, inserted in an uneven small, basin shallow. Flesh yellowish, a little granular,buttery, melting, with a fine rich brisk flavour, highly pei-fumed. 460 THE PEAR. Sugar and acid both abound, but so nicely balanced that with-out prevalence of either, an excellent rich flavour results. Forsome tastes there may be an excessive perfume. October. Beurr^ Kennes. Bivort. seedling of Bivorts. Tree vigorous, productive, youngwood brownish-red. Fruit medium, roundish-oblate, greenish-yellow, mostly covered with thin russet, shadedwith crimson, and thickly sprinkl
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