264 PEARS. 



having some slightly obtuse angles, which, more or less, 

 extend from the stalk to the crown ; generally about three 

 inches and a half long, and three inches broad. Eye small, 

 deeply sunk in a verry angular basin. Stalk short, inserted 

 in a rather deep angular cavity. Skin a little scabrous, yel- 

 lowish green on the shaded side, but of a brown or purplish 

 colour when fully exposed to the sun and highly ripened. 

 Flesh melting, and full of a sugary and highly perfumed 

 juice. 



In eating from November till January or February. 



It succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



This very valuable Pear was found wild at Chaumontel, 

 a lordship in the department of the Oise ; and DUHAMEL, 

 in 1765, says the original tree was then alive and in health. 

 It is a very hardy tree, and bears well in this country as an 

 open standard, and particularly so on an espalier, where, if 

 well managed, the fruit grows large, and in fine seasons 

 ripens extremely well. 



The French say it succeeds best when grafted on the 

 Quince, and planted on rich light soil. The Jersey garden- 

 ers grow the Chaumontelle to a much larger size than what 

 is described above, and fruit from thence I have seen ex- 

 hibited at the Horticultural Society far exceeding belief. 



124. COLMAR. Miller, No. 54. Duhamel, No. 94. 

 t. 50. 



Poire Manne. Ib. 



Bergamotte Tardive. Knoop. Pom. p. 134. 



Incomparable. Ib. 



Fruit pretty large, of a pyramidal turbinate figure ; about 

 three inches and a quarter long, and two inches and three 

 quarters in diameter. Eye large, and deeply hollowed. 

 Stalk an inch long, rather thick, bent, inserted in a tolerably 

 deep oblique cavity. Skin smooth, green, with a few yel- 

 lowish gray specks ; as it becomes mature, it turns more 

 yellow, and has sometimes a little colour on the sunny side. 

 Flesh greenish white, very tender, and full of a saccharine, 

 rich, highly-flavoured juice. 



In eating from November till January. 



This succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



125. D'Aucn. Forsyth, Ed. 7. No. 68. 

 Poire d'Auch. Of some Collections. 



Fruit pretty large, of a pyramidal turbinate figure, greatly 

 resembling the Colmar in almost every respect, except in 

 being a little more full next the stalk, and in being, perhaps, 



