Descriptive List and Index Pears. 



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Clay. Medium, obovate, yellow ; coarse, 

 juicy, rich, perfumed. October. Conn. 



Clion. See Vicar of Winkfield. 



Clinton. Large, yellow ; buttery, not rich. 

 November. Belgian. 



Coffin's Virgalieu. Rather large ; sweet, 

 juicy, not rich. December. 



Coit's Beurre'. Medium, obovate pyriform, 

 yellow with some russet, crimson dotted ; 

 granular, buttery, rich, vinous. Septem- 

 ber. 



Collins, p 272. 



Colmar. Rather large, obtuse pyriform, 

 light yellow ; half buttery, melting, juicy, 

 sweet. December. Old superseded. 



Colmar Bonnet. Medium, conic obovate, 

 pale yellow ; buttery, mild, slightly per- 

 fumed, good. November. 



Colmar Bosc. See Niell. 



Colmar d'Alost. Large, long pyriform, 

 sometimes obovate, greenish yellow and 

 red ; flesh buttery, juicy, slightly astrin- 

 gent. October. Belgian. 



Colmar d'Aremberg. Large, turbinate py- 

 riform, greenish yellow ; quality poor. 

 November. 



Colmar d'Ete. Conic, greenish yellow ; 

 coarse, juicy, astringent rots at core. 

 September. 



Colmar d'Hiver. See Glout Morceau. 



Colmar Epine. Large, roundish oblong, 

 greenish yellow; flesh sweet, melting, 

 good, agreeable. September. Belgian. 



Colmar Gris. See Passe Colmar. 



Colmar Hardenpont. See Passe Colmar. 



Colmar Naves. See Beurre Naves. 



Colmar Niell. Large, obovate, pale yellow ; 

 buttery, melting, good. October. 



Columbia, p. 291 



Commodore. Medium, obovate, yellow ; 

 buttery, melting, sweet, good. Novem- 

 ber. Belgian. 



Comprette. Small, obtuse pyriform, yellow- 

 ish green ; buttery, rich, perfumed. Octo- 

 ber. Flemish. 



Comstock. Medium, obovate, yellow and 

 red ; crisp, sweet, sprightly. November. 



Comte de Flandre, p. 261. 



Comte de Lamy, p. 272. 



Comte de Paris, p. 261. 



Comte Lelieur. Medium, turbinate, yellow- 

 ish green and brown ; melting, sweet, 

 high flavored. September. Belgian. 



Comtesse d'Alost. See Colmar d'Alost. 



Conseiller de la Cour, p. 261. 



Conseiller Rauwez. Large, oblate, irregu- 

 lar, green, rough ; coarse, juicy, per- 

 fumed, vinous, slightly astringent. Octo- 

 ber. 



Cooke. Rather large, pyramidal, irregular, 

 pale yellow; juicy, buttery, rich, vinous. 

 October. Va. 



Copia. Large, yellow, coarse, rich. Octo- 

 ber. Phila. 



Cornells ; or, Desire'e Cornells. Large, ob- 

 ovate pyriform, greenish yellow : melting, 

 buttery, sweet, perfumed. August, Sep- 

 tember. A new, promising Belgian pear. 



Coter, p. 292. 



Count Coloma. See Urbaniste. 



Countess of Lunay, p. 261. 



Crassane. Medium, roundish, greenish yel- 

 low ; juicy, sweet, moderately pleasant. 

 OAober. 



Crassane d'Hiver. Medium, half melting, 

 high flavored. Winter. 



Crawford. Medium, obovate, light yellow ; 

 flesh buttery, sweet, moderately pleasant. 

 August. Scotch. 



Croft Castle. Medium, roundish, greenish 

 yellow; juicy, crisp, sweet. October. 

 English. 



Cross, p. 294. 



Cumberland. Rather large, obovate, orange 

 yellow ; buttery, moderately juicy. Octo- 

 ber. R. I. 



dishing, p. 273. 



Dallas, p. 273. 



Dana's Hovey, p. 292. 



Davis. Small, roundish, variable, russeted ; 

 buttery, gritty at core, vinous, good. Oc- 

 tober. Pa. 



Deans. See White Doyenne*. 



Dearborn's Seedling, p. 255. 



De Bevay. Rather large, pyriform, yellow ; 

 juicy, melting, vinous. October. Bel- 

 gian. 



Delices de Charles. Medium, pyramidal, 

 yellowish green ; juicy, melting, vinous 

 like Brown Beurre'. December. Bel- 

 gian. 



Delices d'Hardenpont of Angers, p. 273. 



Delices d'Hardenpont of Belgium. Large, 

 conic pyriform, greenish yellow, rough ; 

 buttery, melting, juicy, sweet, rich, aro- 

 matic. November, December. Belgian. 



Delices de Jodoigne. Rather large, yellow 

 ish green ; half melting, rich, very good 

 October. 

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