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BRIELMONT. 



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

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

 &quot; good.&quot; October. 



BEADNELL. 



Beadnell s Seedling. 



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, 

 &quot; very good.&quot; December, January. 



CAPIAUMONT. 



Beurre Capiaumont, | Beurre Coloma. 



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

 quince. A free grower ; branches grayish yellow ; fruit 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, &quot; very good.&quot; 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, &quot; very good.&quot; 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, &quot; very good.&quot; October. 



CATINKA. 



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

 juicy, &quot;very good,&quot; and will probably prove &quot;best.&quot; We have only 

 seen it once. November. 



CANANDAIGUA. 



Catharine. 



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



