358 THE PEAR. 



flesh white, fine, juicy, "very good." September. A new variety ; tree 

 vigorous, upright grower, thus far doing well on quince or pear, productive. 



CALEBASSE D'ETE. 



Summer Calebasse. 



Foreign. Tree vigorous ; foliage light green ; fruit above medium, ob- 

 long pyriform, irregular, dull green, little brown in sun, russet at stem 

 and eye ; stem long ; calyx small ; core small ; seeds long ; flesh white, 

 fine, buttery, juicy, sugary, perfumed. Last August. (Hov. Mag.) 



CHAPTAL. 



Beurre Chaptal. 



Foreign. Fruit medium or above, roundish, ovate obovate, greenish 

 yellow; stem curved; cavity slight; calyx large, open; basin shallow; 

 core medium; seeds oblong; flesh white, breaking, juicy, " very good." 

 December, January. 



CHANCELLOR. 



Green's Germantown, | Early St. Germain. 



Probably a native of Pennsylvania. Tree healthy, abundant bearer, 

 young wood slender, yellowish brown ; fruit large, oblong obovate pyri- 

 form, green, with minute brown specks and some russet blotches, rarely 

 a faint brown cheek ; stem one inch long, rather thick, cavity small, irregu- 

 lar ; calyx small, basin contracted ; core medium ; seeds long, yellowish 

 brown; flesh melting, "very good." Last September. (Brinckle, in Hort.) 



CHARLES VAN MONS. 



Foreign. Fruit below medium, obovate obtuse pyriform, yellowish 

 green, brownish red cheek, and russet dots ; stem slender, curved, de- 

 pression one side; calyx large, open; segments broad, completely re- 

 flexed ; basin shallow ; core medium ; seeds obovate pyriform ; flesh 

 whitish, melting, juicy, vinous, " very good," if not " best" January. 



CHARLES VAN HOOGTEN. 



Foreign. Fruit above medium, obovate acute pyriform, dull pale 

 yellow; stem stout, enlarged at base; calyx open; segments short; 

 flesh yellowish white, melting, juicy, " very good." Early October. 

 (Wilder, in Hort.) 



CHRISTMAS. 



Noel. 



American. New, from Cincinnati, Ohio. Fruit medium, ovate rounded ; 

 skin rough, bronzed, russety ; stem stout, slight depression ; calyx small ; 

 basin shallow ; flesh a little gritty, juicy, sweet, " very good." Decem- 

 ber, January. (Warder's notes.) 



