Fruit matures in September; large, 3-3/8 in. long, 2-3/8 in. wide, oblong-obtuse-pyriform, tapering toward the apex, symmetrical, uniform; stem 1-1/8 in. long, often curved, thick; cavity small, usually lipped, with thin, overspreading streaks of light russet, acute, shallow; calyx partly open; lobes separated at the base, narrow, acute; basin very shallow, narrow, obtuse, furrowed and wrinkled; skin thin, tender, smooth, often dull, the surface somewhat uneven; color clear yellow, with a faint blush on the exposed cheek, more or less dotted with russet and often thinly russeted around the basin; dots many, small, conspicuous, greenish-russet; flesh fine-grained although slightly granular at the center, melting, buttery, very juicy, vinous, aromatic; quality very good. Core large, closed, with clasping core-lines; calyx-tube long, wide, funnel-shaped; seeds wide, plump, acute. [Illustration: BELLE LUCRATIVE] BELLE LUCRATIVE =1.= Lindley _Guide Orch. Gard._ 364. 1831. =2.= Kenrick _Am. Orch._ 135. 1841. =3.= Hovey _Fr. Am._ =1=:41, Pl. 1851. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 53. 1852. =5.= Field _Pear Cult._ 194, fig. 68. 1858. _Fondante d'Automne._ =6.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 387, fig. 168. 1845. =7.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 578. 1884. _Seigneur._ =8.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =7=:5, Pl. 1859. =9.= _Pom. France_ =1=: No. 28, Pl. 28. 1863. =10.= Mas _Le Verger_ =3=: Pt. 1, 21, fig. 9. 1866-73. _Bergamote Lucrative._ =11.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:247, figs. 1867. _Seigneur d'Espéren._ =12.= _Guide Prat._ 59, 303. 1876. _Esperen's Herrenbirne._ =13.= Mathieu _Nom. Pom._ 212. 1889. =14.= Gaucher _Pom. Prak. Obst._ No. 37, Pl. 85. 1894. _Lucrative._ =15.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1889. This good old pear has been a standard autumn sort for nearly a century. The internal characters of both flesh and flavor are nearly perfect, but externally much more might be desired as to shape and size. In flesh and flavor, the fruits are of the Bergamot type--fine-grained, buttery, juicy, and sugary, with a musky taste and perfume. The fruits are not as large as is desirable, and are variable in shape and color, external defects which a rather handsome color offsets in part. The trees are more satisfactory than the fruits. They bear enormously and almost annually on either standard or dwarfing stocks; they are very vigorous, with a somewhat distinct upright-spreading habit of growth; are hardier than the average variety of this fruit; and are rather more resistant to blight than the average variety. The fruits are too small for a good commercial product, but their delectable flavor and luscious flesh make them as desirable as any other pear for home use; besides which the trees grow so well, and are so easily managed that the variety becomes one of the very best for the home planter.