Boutoc. 1. Guide Prat. 69. 1895.
A very ancient variety cultivated in the Gironde, Fr., and often called Poire d’Ange. Fruit medium, obtuse, short, lemon-yellow, stained with gray and red; flesh fine, melting; good; end of Aug.
Bordine Musk. 1. Langley Pomona 131. 1729.
Considered one of the best pears in England in the early part of the eighteenth century. Fruit small, globular, musky; end of June for very short season.
Bouchamp. 1. Ragan Nom. Pear, B. P. I. Bul. 126:64. 1908.
A chance seedling in the garden of M. Penneton. Fruit medium, globular-obtuse-pyriform, green, yellow-russeted; flesh delicate, juicy, buttery, melting, sweet, vinous, perfumed; season medium.
Boucquia. 1. Mag. Hort. 9:134, fig. 3. 1843. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 355. 1845.
A Flemish variety originated by Van Mons who sent cions of it to Manning in 1836. It bore fruit for the first time in the Pomological Garden, Salem, Mass., in 1841. Fruit large, oval, largest in the middle, tapering towards each end, pale yellow, tinged with pale red on the side next the sun, covered with blackish specks and some patches of russet; flesh yellowish-white, tender, melting, sweet, rich, somewhat astringent at times, perfumed; Oct. and Nov.
Bourdon de Roi. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 536. 1884.
Fruit small, globular, yellowish-green, changing to clear yellow, with some dark red blush next the sun; flesh white, very tender, semi-melting, of a refreshing, sweet, vinous and musky flavor; first; Nov.