THE PEAR. 



723 



sugary flavor, resembling white Doyenne. Very good. Ripens fii-st of 

 October. 



Coifs Beurr6. 



COLMAK. 



De Maune. 

 Incomparable. 

 Winter Virgalieu. 

 Bergamotte Tardive. 

 Colnaar Doree. 



Belle et Bonne d'Hiver. 

 Colmar d'Hiver. 

 Commodore. 

 Bergamotte Royal d'Hiver. 



A.n old Belgian Pear. The tree bardy, vigorous, and productive. 

 Valuable for cooking, often very good in quality. 



Fi-uit medium or large, obtuse pja-iform. Sfcin light yellow, ilesh 

 melting, half buttery, juicy, sweet. December, February. 



Colmar Artoisenet. 



Young 



A Belgian Pear of vigorous growth, and a good bearer, 

 shoots reddish olive brown. . , ^pn^,^ 



Fruit large, irregularly oblate obtuse pyriform Skm pale yellow, 

 often with a br'owni^h cheek, netted and patched w.th ^---^^^^ 

 and with many russet dots. Stalk short, inserted m a slight depiession, 



