WINTER PEARS. 



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Fruit of medium 

 size, roundish. 

 Skin smooth, at first 

 pale, but ripening 

 to a deep yellow, 

 with a red cheek, 

 and marked with 

 numerous russet 

 dots, and patches of 

 russet around the 

 eye. Stalk three- 

 fourths of an inch 

 long, very thick, 

 planted in a slight 

 depression. Calyx 

 small, basin a good 

 deal sunk. Flesh 

 white, melting, jui- 

 cy, and sweet, with 

 a rich and perfu- 

 med flavour. In 

 eating from the last 

 of November to the 

 middle of Janua- 

 ry, but chiefly in Decemoer. 



Fig. 199. Crotts. 



204. CHAUMONTEL. Lind. Thomp. Nois. 



Bezi de Chaumontelle. O. Duh. Pott 

 Beurre d'Hiver. Roz. 

 Winter Beurre. 

 Oxford Chauraontel. 



This grand old French pear, which takes its name from the 

 village of Chaumontelle, in France, is a very desirable variety, 

 where it can be cultivated to advantage that is, in a warm rich 

 soil ; as it is seldom seen in perfection in a cold climate, or indif- 

 ferent soil. When grown in favourable positions it is an ex- 

 ceedingly rich and excellent fruit, of very large and magni- 

 ficent appearance. Young shoots long, slender, dark brown. 



Fruit large, varying from obovate to oblong, but usually ob- 

 long and irregular, largest in the middle, and narrowing each 

 way. Skin a little rough, yellowish in the shade, dotted with 

 many brownish russet dots and brownish-red or rich deep red in 

 the sun. Stalk about an inch long, inserted moderately deep, in 

 an angular cavity. Calyx placed at the bottom of a deep, 

 uneven, angular basin. Flesh buttery and melting, sugary, with 

 a peculiar and agreeable perfume. November to February. 



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