NOTES ON NEW PEARS. 



305 



Colmar. Season, December. A very nice little Pear ; above 

 second quality. 



Esperen. (Van Mons.) De Jonghe. Fig. 3. 



Fruit middle-sized, oblong-obovate, pale yellow, with a 

 tinge of vermilion next the sun. Flesh white, buttery, 

 rich and sugary, with an agreeable perfume. Season, 

 October. 



Fig. 3. — Esperen. 



Colmar Nelis, De Jonghe, 



And Colmar Nelis, Langelier, 



Both appear to be the Passe Colmar. 



Doyenne des Chasseurs. Langelier. 



Half melting, tolerably rich and sugary, but scarcely 



