Beurré Boisbunel. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:318, fig. 1867. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 514. 1884.
Raised at Rouen, Fr., from a bed of mixed seeds in 1835 by L. M. Boisbunel; first fruited in 1846. Fruit medium, turbinate-obtuse or obovate, greenish-yellow, some russet; flesh yellowish, tender, melting, and gritty; juice plentiful, sweet, little perfume, refreshing but generally rather harsh; second and often third; Sept.
Beurré Bollwiller. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:319, figs. 1867. 2. Hogg Fruit Man. 514. 1884.
Raised by Baumann Brothers, Bollweiler, near Colmar, Alsace. Propagated in 1842. Fruit medium to large, obovate-obtuse-pyriform, golden-yellow, dotted with gray and brown and washed with tender rose on the side exposed to the sun; flesh very white, tender and melting; juice abundant, sugary, fresh, exceedingly savory; first; Mar. to end of May.
Beurré de Bordeaux. 1. McIntosh Bk. Gard. 2:463. 1855.
Recommended in 1855 by Thomas Rivers, a well-known English authority, as a very productive standard; fruit of medium size and first quality; Oct.
Beurré Bourbon. 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:322. 1867.
Raised by M. Parigot, a magistrate at Poitiers, Fr.; it came from a bed sown with various seeds in 1845. Fruit of first quality; Oct. and Nov.
Beurré de Brême. 1. Guide Prat. 86. 1895.