232 AUTUMN PEARS. 



fl;\vor. Partiall}' fails in many localities; needs rich 

 hioh ciihivalion. Wood short-jointed, flexuous, leave^: 

 folded. Fig. 200. 



Capucin. Rather larcre, oval, sometimes obtuse turbinate ; 

 surface greenish, becoming pale yellow ; slightly russeted 

 at ends, reddened next the sun; stalk nearly an inch long, 

 cavitv obtuse; basin deep, narrow, irregular; flesh green- 

 ish, juicy, crisp, rather rich; second-rate. Mid-autumn. 

 Belgian, 



Chapman. Rather large, obovate, sometimes slightly pyri- 

 form, obtuse, largest at the middle, tapering each way; 

 surface clear lemon yellow; stalk nearly two inches long, 

 cavity shallow, wrinkled; calyx erect, basin ribbed ; flesh 

 yellowish-white, very juicy, lialf breaking, rather acid; 

 sometimes astringent ; second-rate. Pa. 



Chancellor. Large, obovate, green ; stalk an inch long, 

 rather thick, cavity small, irregular; calyx small, basin 

 contracted ; flesh melting, rich, very agreeable. Ripens 

 about mid-autumn. Origin, Germantown, Pa. New. 



Copia. Large, broad-turbinate, acute ; yellow slightly rus- 

 seted ; stalk long, stout, lleshy at insertion ; calyx large, 

 basin slightly furrowed; flesh coarse, juicy, rather rich. 

 Mid-autumn. Origin, Philadelphia. 



Dunmore. Large, oblong-obovate ; surface greenish, with 

 dots of brownish red russet ; stalk an inch and a half long, 

 stout, fleshy ai insertion, scarcely sunk in the obtuse and 

 rounded base; calyx small, deep-set; flesh buttery, melt- 

 ing, rich, good, but not first-rate. Early autumn. Eng- 

 lish, raised by Knight. 



Flemish Beauty. {Syn. Belle de Flandres.) Large obo- 

 vate, often obscurely tapering to the crown, very obtuse ; 

 surface slightly rough, with some reddish brown russet on 

 pale yellow ground ; stalk an inch and a quarter long, 

 rather slender, cavity round, deep, narrow, often acumi- 

 nate, rim obtusely rounded ; basin .-mall, round ; flesh 

 juicy, melting, often with a very rich, sweet, and excel- 

 lent flavor, but variable, and sometimes not high-flavored; 

 needs house-ripening. Shoots dark brown, growth vigo- 



