Williams' bon chrétien
Williams pear BrE
Bartlett pear AmE

"I think Williams pears are the best," she said.

In about 1797 a schoolmaster living in the village cultivated the Williams pear.

For several decades, the Williams pear has been used actively as a parent in the production of new varieties:

It was not realized that Bartlett and Williams Pears were the same until 1828, when new trees arrived from Europe.

It is produced by infusing Brillet cognac with the essence of Williams pears.

Several "sports" or mutants of the Williams pear have received United States plant patents:

The Williams pear is used in making Poire Williams, a colourless brandy.

Poire Williams is made from the Williams pear, also known as the Bartlett pear.

A nurseryman named Williams later acquired the variety, and after introducing it to the rest of England, the pear became known as the Williams Pear.

(It is called Williamine, after the Williams pears that are used; they are identical to the Bartletts of Oregon.)

Photograph: Johanna Parkin for the Guardian Williams pears are the best for this take on the classic British pud, because they hold their shape when baked.

Poire William is the name for eau de vie (translation: water of life) made from the Williams pear (known as the Bartlett pear in the United States).

Williamine is a brand of Poire Williams, an eau de vie produced with Williams pears, in Martigny, Canton of Valais, Switzerland.

Stephen McCarthy is mostly into pears, because his family grows them and because he discovered that the renowned Williams pear of France and Switzerland and the friendly old Bartlett in his orchard are one and the same.

The Williams' bon chretien pear, commonly called the Williams pear, or Bartlett pear in the U.S. and Canada, is the most commonly grown variety of pear in most countries outside Asia.

He realized that the Williams pear very popular for eau de vie production in Europe was virtually the same as the Bartlett pears grown widely in Oregon, and thus he created his first batches of the spirit in 1985.

The Williams pear is thought to date from 1765 to 1770 from the yard of an Aldermaston, England, schoolmaster named Mr. Stair or Mr. Wheeler, giving rise to the now-obscure names Aldermaston pear and Stairs pear.

Because it was thought to be a seedling tree, it became known by the name "Bartlett pear", but in 1828 a new batch of pear trees arrived from England, and it was realised that the Bartlett pear was the same as the Williams pear.

He is a Bartlett pear who inhabits the same kitchen counter as Orange, his best friend.

An Anjou or Bartlett pear is distinguished by a label.

Into the pear orchard: a harvest of greeny-yellow Bartlett pears.

So far, her sapling Japanese maple and little Bartlett pear tree have been nibbled away.

Ten hours ago a malignant tumor the size and shape of a Bartlett pear had been removed from the brain of her brother.

Perhaps the most shocking dish of the evening was dessert: each guest was served a single ripe Bartlett pear and a paring knife.

A half bushel of Concord grapes (about 25 pounds) goes for $6, while Bartlett pears are 59 cents a pound.

The Ranch was partially irrigated from an underground aquifer and at one point possessed the world's largest single orchard of Bartlett pears.

Dry Bartlett Pear (white).

"It goes nicely with the Bartlett pears, which are poached in white wine and spiced with a little cinnamon and saffron."

Nothing like selling fruit futures or defending crooked fruit speculators or writing about 101 ways to mess around with Bartlett pears.

"Bullitt-Bartlett--bartlett pears full of small 22 or 33 calibre bullets.

Poire Williams is made from the Williams pear, also known as the Bartlett pear.

Petite McIntosh apples, tiny Bartlett pears and small clusters of purple grapes were beautifully arranged on a wicker tray.

And in the fall he invariably walked to the Heinz cannery near San Jose and filled cans with bartlett pears.

Ethyl decadienoate is found in apples, Bartlett pears, Concord grapes, beer, pear brandy and quince.

Pear is a pale chartreuse yellowish color that looks like the color of the outer surface of Anjou or Bartlett pears.

Bartlett pears, for example, will stay hard and green until they rot if given too high a dose or if they are not harvested at the right time before treatment.

THE Sacramento Delta's Bartlett pear district is a swampy anomaly in the arid, rapidly suburbanizing landscape of north-central California.

Even so, order the poached Bosc or Bartlett pear dipped in chocolate ganache and served in a puddle of raspberry puree.

Born to Eastern European immigrants who owned a fruit store and put in impossible hours selling Bartlett pears and four kinds of apples, Mom knew few indulgences.

By this time the name "Bartlett pear" had stuck, and is still the commonest name for this type of pear in Canada and the United States.

Hudson Valley mallard duck breast (tender, rare duck slices embellished with slivers of Bartlett pear, over port wine sauce with salsify) was perfection.

Facts: the property my parents shared with my Bush grandparents was a small farm with a fruit orchard, some cherry trees, some apple trees, primarily Bartlett pears.

During the fall and winter, Matthew MacCartney, the beverage director, mixes Champagne with cubes of Bartlett pear, bathed briefly in a pear liqueur.