FOR AMATEUR CULTURE, 857 



Brielmont. 



Foreign. Fruit medium, obovate oblong, angular, yellow, with greenish 

 and russet specks ; calyx prominent ; basin open ; flesh white, melting, 

 "good." October 



Beadnell. 



Beadnell's Seeclliiig. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous, abundant bearer; shoots long, bright chestnut 

 color, white dots ; fruit middle-sized, turbinate, stalk short ; eye a little 

 open ; skin pale yellowish green on the shaded side, red next the sun, 

 much speckled with whitish gray dots ; flesh melting, exceedingly juicy. 

 Last September. 



Caen du France. 



Foreign. Fruit medium, roundish obovate, mostly yellowish russet and 

 reddish dots ; stem rather long ; calyx open ; flesh fine, juicy, sweet, 

 " very good." December, January. 



Capiaumont. 



Beurre Capiaumont, | Beurre Coloma. 



Foreign. This is a profitable orchard and market variety, on pear or 

 quince. A free grower ; branches grayish yellow ; fi^uit medium, globular, 

 acute pyriform, yellow, with cinnamon red cheek, and russet dots and 

 streaks ; stem curved ; calyx large*; flesh buttery, sweet, a little astrin- 

 gent, " very good." September, October. 



Calhoun. 



American. Native of New Haven, Conn. ; fruit medium, roundish, 

 yellow, with much of russet traced and dotted ; stem short; calyx small; 

 core medium ; flesh yellowish white, melting, juicy, " very good." October, 

 November. 



• Capsheaf. 



American. Native of Rhode Island. Tree hardy, wood yellowish ; 

 fruit medium, roundish obovate, yellow, mostly covered with cinnamon 

 russet ; stem short; calyx closed ; core large ; flesh yellowish white, fine, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, " very good." October. 



Catinka. 



. Foreign. New. Fruit large, oblong pyriform, yellowish; flesh fine, 

 juicy, "very good," and will probably prove "best." We have only 

 seen it once. November. 



Canandaigua. 



Catharine. 



American. From Central New York ; fruit large, resembhng Bartlett; 



