PEARS. 555 



a fleshy protuberance connecting it with the fruit on one side of it. 

 Flesh, white, half buttery, juicy, sugary, and perfumed. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in September. The tree is vigorous, hardy, 

 and a great bearer. 



This variety is of Scotch origin, having been raised in the neighbourhood of 

 Perth, for which climate it is admirably adapted, as it is there a valuable autumn 

 dessert pear. 



Crapaut. See Bergamotte Bitfo. 



CRASANNE (Bergamotte Crasanne ; Beurre Plat ; Crasanw 

 d'Automne). Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three-quarters wide, 

 and two inches and a half high ; roundish, and flattened. Skin, 

 greenish yellow, marked all over with veins and dots of grey russet. 

 Eye, small and open, with short, acute segments, set in a deep, round, 

 and narrow basin. Stalk, two inches to two and a half long, slender 

 and curved, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, white, buttery, melting, 

 tender, and of a rich sugary flavour and fine perfume. 



A dessert pear ; in use from November to December. The tree is 

 vigorous and healthy, succeeds well either on the pear or quince stock, 

 but needs a wall to bring the fruit to perfection. It requires a rich 

 light soil. It is not a good bearer, and requires to be pruned long. 



The Crasanne is a pear which formerly enjoyed a high reputation ; 

 but since the rush of new varieties which began with the present 

 century it has long since been superseded. At Teddington Mr. 

 Blackmore finds it flat and watery. 



Crasanne d'Austrasie. See Jaminette. 

 Crasanne d'Automne. See Crasanne. 

 Crasanne d'Ete. See Summer Crasanne. 



CRAWFORD (Bancrief; Lammas [of the Scotch]). Fruit, below 

 medium size ; obovate. Skin, greenish yellow, changing to pale yellow 

 as it ripens, with sometimes a tinge of brownish red next the sun. 

 Eye, open, with short dry segments, and set even with the fruit. 

 Stalk, an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh, white, buttery, 

 juicy, with a sweet and refreshing flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in the middle of August. The tree is very 

 hardy and vigorous, and bears abundantly. 



This is the earliest Scotch pear, and is grown over the whole extent of the 

 country. It is a much superior pear to the Citron des Carmes. 



Cristalline. See Angelique de Bordeaux. 



CROFT CASTLE. Fruit, medium size; oval, roundish at the 

 stalk, narrow towards the eye, where it is flattened. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, covered with large brown dots and markings of russet. Eye, 

 large, open, with long recurved segments prominently set, even with 

 the surface. Stalk, an inch and a half long, curved, and frequently 



