714 THE PEAR. 



Fruit medium, oblong pyriform, sometimes acute, sometimes obtuse 

 Skin greenish yellow, mostly covered with rough russet, and tliickly 

 sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk curved. Calyx open. Basin small, 

 uneven. Flesh yellowish, rather coarse, juicy, melting, sweet, aromatic. 

 Good to very good. October. 



Calhoun. 



Raised by the late Governor Edwards, New Haven, Conn. 



Fruit medium, roundish, obliquely oblate. Skin yellowish, shaded 

 with dull crimson, sprinkled with russet, russet dots. Stalk short. 

 Calyx open. Flesh white, coarse, granular, buttery, melting, pleasant. 

 Good. October. 



Camerling. 

 Camerlyn. Camerlingue. Camerling d'Allemagne. 



A Flemish Pear. Tree vigorous and ])roductive. 



Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin yellow, with numerous brown dots 

 and a slightly marbled cheek. Stalk long, slightly inclined, in. a small 

 cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx open. Flesh juicy, melting, sugary, 

 with a peculiar aroma. Good. September, October. 



Camille de Rohan. 

 Prince Camille de Rohan. 



A foreign Pear, with thorny yellow olive brown shoots, hardy. 



Fruit medium, roundish obovate. Skin yellow, considerably netted 

 and patched with I'usset, and sprinkled with large russet dots. Stalk 

 long, slender. Calyx partially closed. Basin medivim. Flesh white, 

 fine-grained, melting, vinous. Good. November, January. 



Canandaigua. 

 Catherine. 



Origin uncertain, supposed to have been brought from Connecticut 

 to Canandaigua about the year 1806, vigorous and productive. 



Friiit i-ather large, irregulai", elongated acute pj'riform. Surface un- 

 even, resembling Bartlett. Skin lemon-yellow, sometimes a shade of red 

 in the sun. Stalk medium, or rather short, inclined. Calyx ojien. Basin 

 nari-ow and deep. Flesh whitish, coarse, melting, vinous. Good. Sep- 

 tember. 



Cantelope. 



A seedling of the late Gov. Edwards. Not valuable. 



Fruit below medium, nearly globular, pale yellow, sometimes a blush 

 in the sun. Flesh whitish, coarse, breaking, dry. Good only for cook- 

 ing. October. 



Capsheaf. 

 Cops Heat. 



A native of Rhode Island. It is a veiy agreeable fruit. Young 

 shoots stout, upright, yellowish brown. 



