Raised in 1938 by H.M. Tydeman at East Malling Research Statein (H.R.I. East Malling) from Beurre Superfin x Williams Bon Chretien. Recommended for relaease in 1969 and named in 1974. Compact, reliable and heavy cropping. Fruit small to medium, pale green becoming yellow with faint blush. -- Arbury 1997. Beth (EM-18) - Orig. at East Malling Research Station, Kent, England; Bred by H.M. Tydeman in 1938 and released by F.H. Alston and M.S. Parry in 1978. Plant Variety Rights Grant Number 993, jointly owned with the National Seed Development Organization. Cross of Beurre Superfin x Bartlett. Fruit: small (50-55 mm), variable, round-ovate, yellow, with smooth tan russet at stem-end and lenticels; Thick, short, oblique stem; excellent flavor, white juicy flesh, no grit; harvest maturity one week before Bartlett, but with extended harvest period of 2 weeks, little shriveling or core breakdown. Tree: moderately vigorous, upright, and precocious; yields similar to Bartlett; blooms with Bartlett; pollen compatible with Conference and Comice. Graft-compatible with quince rootstocks. Susceptible to fireblight, but does not produce secondary bloom. Recommended for home orchards, pick-your-own or direct marketing enterprises, or as a supplemental pollinator for commercial orchards.