142 WESTERN' FRUIT BOOK. 



Charles Van Mons. Color, yellowish green, russet 

 spots; form, obovate obtuse pyriform ; size, 3; use, table; 

 texture, juicy, melting, vinous ; quality, 2; season, Jan- 

 uary. 



Eemarks. — Of foreign origin, as the name denotes ; 

 Van Mons, the great originator of some of the finest pears 

 from seed, having used the greatest perseverance and 

 energy, skill and science, in his labors. 



Chelmsford. 



Eemarks. — Like the Stone, is good to sell and to bake, 

 not to eat for tlie dessert. Its fine appearance promises, 

 like many things, more than it can perform, and attracts 

 the popular eye. 



Charles d' Austria. Unworthy. 



Chaumontel Tres Gros, or Chaumontel. Very rich and 

 large. See Beurre Easter, or Easter Beurre, it being 

 synonymous. 



Chaumontel. or Winter Beurre. Color, yellowish russet 

 brown in sun; form, oblate obovate; size, 1 ; use, table; 

 texture, buttery, melting; quality, 1; season, October to 

 February. 



Remarks. — Requires a rich, warm soil. 



Christmas. Color, bronzed, russety ; form, ovate, round- 

 ish ; size, 2 ; use, table ; a little gritty, but juicy and 

 sugary ; quality, 2 to 1 ; season, November to February. 



Remarks. — American. Xew. From this vicinity (Cin- 

 cinnati). Warder s Notes. 



Citron. Color, dull green, with russet spots; form, 

 roundish obovate: size, 2; use, table; texture, some- 



