has been sold extensively under the name of 

 " Chapman's Pear." 



A most abundant bearer, either as a standard 

 or upon a wall. The trees make fine clean wood, 

 and have not been observed to have the least canker. 

 The fruit has the flavour and form of the Colmar, 

 whence its name. 



WOOD fine clear yellow brown, sprinkled with a 

 few pale brown spots. 



LEAVES small, oval, tapering to both ends, erect 

 or spreading, nearly flat, not waved, with a finely 

 toothed margin ; stalks rather slender, about an 

 inch in length ; stipules linear, sometimes rather 

 more than half the length of the petioles. The 

 leaves on the fruit-spurs are almost entire, and in 

 this, as well as in most other pears, are narrower, 

 with much longer stalks than those on the young 

 wood. 



FLOWERS middle-sized, with pointed petals. 



FRUIT middle-sized, obconical, flattened next 

 the eye, which is open. STALK about an inch 

 long, moderately thick, slightly sunk at its inser- 

 tion. SKIN green, when ripe becoming yellowish, 

 sprinkled with russet ; and if well exposed, having 

 a considerable tinge of red. The surface is some- 

 what uneven, with some slight longitudinal furrows 

 running downwards from the stalk end. FLESH 

 yellowish, melting, buttery, juicy, very rich, and 

 most excellent. 



This is said, on the continent, to be in season 

 from December to February. It will keep till the 

 latter period with us, but December and January 

 are the months in which it is in its greatest perfec- 

 tion. At the meeting of the Horticultural Society 

 on the 6th of January last, some specimens were 

 exhibited from the Garden of Andrew Arcedeckne, 

 Esq. of Glevering Hall, in Suffolk, which were 

 in the highest beauty, and of unusual size and 

 excellence. 



