372 THE PEAK. 



CHARLOTTE DE BROWER. 



Foreign. Very productive. Fruit, medium, roundish obovate, greenish 

 golden russet, with spots of yellow in sun ; stem, short ; calyx, small ; long 

 segments ; core, small ; flesh, pinkish white, half melting, buttery, juicy, 

 perfumed. November. (Hov. Mag.) 



CHURCH. 



From New Rochelle, N. Y. Medium, obovate acute pyriform, yellowish 

 green, spotted and marbled with russet; stem, medium; calyx, closed; 

 basin, medium ; flesh, buttery, juicy, sweet, aromatic. July, August. 



CHAUMONTEL. 



Bezi de Chaumontelle, | Winter Beurrfe, 

 Beurre d'Hiver, j Oxford Chaumontel, 



Foreign. Requires rich warm soil. Fruit, large, oblong obovate ; skin, 

 rough, yellowish, brownish red in sun, russet dots ; stem, one inch, curved ; 

 calyx, medium ; basin, deep ; core, small : seeds, flattened : flesh, buttery, 

 melting ; " very good." November, January. 



CITRON. 



American. Native of New Haven,. Conn. Fruit, medium, roundish 

 obovate, dull green, sprinkled with small russety dots ; flesh, a little coarse, 

 greenish white > melting, juicy, " very good." Last August. 



COOKE. 



Origin, King George County, Virginia. Tree, a very strong, vigorous 

 grower, and productive. Introduced by H. R. Roby, Fredericksburgh, Vir- 

 ginia. Fruit, rather large, irregularly pyramidal ; color, pale yellow ; flesh, 

 juicy, buttery, melting, sweet, rich and vinous. (Roby.) 



COLLINS. 



"Watertown. 



American. From Watertown, Massachusetts ; supposed a seedling of 

 white Doyenne ; a regular, abundant bearer. Fruit, large or above medium, 

 roundish obovate, yellowish green, mottled with dull red in sun, some rus- 

 set ; stem, short, curved : calyx, large, open ; core, large : flesh, white, 

 vinous, juicy, sweet, melting. September. 



COLMAR EPINE. 



Foreign. Fruit, large, roundish obtuse oblong, dull green, with cloud- 

 ings of darker hue; flesh, white, melting, vinous, juicy; "very good." 

 September. 



COLMAR D'ALOST. 



Comtesse d'Alost, | Duchesse d'Alost, | Deliea d'Alost, 



Foreign. Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit, large, elongated pyri- 

 form, sometimes obovate : skin, greenish yellow, with a red cheek, sprink- 

 led with many green or brown dots, often much russeted ; stalk, large, 

 rather long and curved, inserted in a slight depression ; calyx, open ; seg- 

 ments, long ; basin, shallow and uneven ; flesh, white, buttery, melting, 

 iuicy, slightly astringent. October, November. 



