Leaf-buds obtuse, pointed, appressed; leaf-scars prominent. Leaves 3 in. long, 1-7/8 in. wide, ovate, thick, leathery; apex taper-pointed; margin finely crenate; petiole 1-1/4 in. long. Flower-buds large, conical, pointed, free; flowers open early, 1-1/2 in. across, showy, in dense clusters, from 10 to 20 buds in a cluster; pedicels 1 in. long, slightly pubescent, light green. Fruit ripe in late October and November; large, 3-3/8 in. long, 2-3/4 in. wide, uniform in size, acute-obovate-pyriform, with a very long, tapering neck, uniform in shape and very symmetrical; stem 1-1/2 in. long, curved; cavity very obtuse or lacking, occasionally very shallow and narrow, wrinkled, russeted, with a fleshy ring folded up around the stem, slightly lipped; calyx open, small; lobes short, broad, obtuse; basin very shallow, narrow, obtuse, smooth, symmetrical; skin slightly granular, tender, roughened by russet, dull; color dark yellow, overspread with thick, dark russet, laid on in streaks and patches, with a cheek of solid russet; dots small, light russet, obscure; flesh yellowish-white, slightly granular, tender and melting, buttery, very juicy, with a rich, delicious, aromatic flavor; quality very good to best. Core large, closed, with clasping core-lines; calyx-tube short, wide, conical; seeds wide, short, plump, obtuse. [Illustration: BEURRÉ CLAIRGEAU] BEURRÉ CLAIRGEAU =1.= Hovey _Fr. Am._ =2=:73, Pl. 1851. =2.= _Ann. Pom. Belge_ =2=:103, Pl. 1854. =3.= _Gard. Chron._ 805. 1854. =4.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt._ 337. 1860. =5.= _Pom. France_ =1=: No. 11, Pl. 11. 1863. =6.= Mas _Le Verger_ =1=:39, fig. 26. 1866-73. =7.= _Jour. Hort._ N. S. =12=:211. 1867. =8.= Leroy _Dict. Pom._ =1=:335, fig. 1867. =9.= Downing _Fr. Trees Am._ 678. 1869. =10.= _Gard. Chron._ 1271. 1873. =11.= Hogg _Fruit Man._ 517. 1884. _Clairgeau's Butterbirne._ =12.= Dochnahl _Führ. Obstkunde_ =2=:127. 1856. =13.= Lauche _Deut. Pom._ =II=: No. 7, Pl. 7. 1882. =14.= _Deut. Obstsorten_ =3=: Pt. 9, Pl. 1907. _Clairgeau._ =15.= _Am. Pom. Soc. Cat._ 36. 1883.