THE BEST FIVE WINTER PEARS. 



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Beurre Diels were then in eating, 

 and I judged the Columbia of equal 

 qualit}'; since which, however, I 

 have seldom seen it so good. Ri- 

 pens about the first of January ; Oi 

 a clear lemon yellow, very hand- 

 some, and may be kept two or 

 three weeks in this state. Its 

 beauty will give it a ready sale, 

 and its quality and its merits, on 

 the whole, if not as high as our 

 first impression, will prove perfect- 

 ly satisfactory. 



4. Glout Morceau. — This pear, 

 under the name of Beurre d'Arem- 

 berg, is more universally cultiva- 

 ted in France, as a winter fruit, 

 than any other variety. It is truly 

 an excellent, rich, sugary pear, and 

 is not unworthy of the appellation 

 given it. The tree is hardy, a 

 great and constant bearer ; but it re- 

 quires, like most pears, good culti- 

 vation. Few varieties succeed so 

 well on the quince, as the Glout 

 Morceau; a tree of which, in my 

 own ground, annually produces a 

 barrel of large perfect fruit ; this is 

 clear waxy yellow, and very hand- 

 some at maturity; keeps into the winter 

 months, with ordinary care ; commands as 

 good a price in the market, and is esteemed 

 by many, equal to the Beurre d'Aremberg. 

 It varies much in form. In growth, it is 

 more luxuriant on the quince; the large 

 specimens frequently having a very thick, 

 short stem, set angularly on the fruit, with 

 the peculiar knobby appearance of the 

 d'Aremberg. On the pea?- stock, and under 

 medium cultivation, the stem is smooth and 

 straight, as figured by Thompson in the 

 Gardener's Chronicle, and Downing in the 

 Fruits and Fruit Trees of America. From 

 this circumstance, the present subject has 



Fig. 11. The Passe Colmar. 



been confounded Avith the Beurre d'Arem- 

 berg. Season, December and January. 



5. Passe Colmar. — As a hardy, vigor- 

 ous, excellent pear, the Passe Colmar has 

 few superiors. It is prolific to a fault, and 

 requires judicious management. To insure 

 fruit corresponding to its character in the 

 Catalogue of the London Horticultural Soci- 

 ety, " first size, and first quality," it is neces- 

 sary to commence the trimming process as 

 earl)"^ in the season as the best specimens 

 can be distinguished, or the pruning out of 

 half the fruit bearing spurs in the month of 

 March, as recommended by the late Mr. 

 Manning, will contribute to relieve the tree 



