THE PEAR. 517 



Bergen. Large, pyriform, sometimes approaching obovate or tur- 

 binate, smooth ; yellow, with a handsome cheek ; stalk curved, 

 slightly sunk ; calyx and basin small ; fine-grained, buttery, melt- 

 ing, sweet, excellent. Last of September. Long Island. 



Base.* (Calebasse Bosc.) Large, very distinct pyriform, neck 

 rather long and very narrow, acute, body broad ; surface nearly 

 smooth, deep yellow, russeted in patches ; stalk an inch and a 

 half long, slender, curved ; basin very shallow ; flesh juicy, but- 

 tery, rich, perceptibly perfumed, sweet, excellent. Mid-autumn. 

 Fails on quince stocks and is a very crooked grower. In order to 

 obtain good dwarf or standard trees it should be double-worked. 

 Belgian. Fig. 648. 



Canandaigua. Rather large, pyriform, somewhat irregular 

 (Bartlett-shaped) ; lemon yellow ; stalk rather short, oblique ; 

 basin small; flesh buttery, melting, rather rich. September. 

 Shoots strong, erect, light purplish-red. 



Capiaumont. (Beurre de Capiaumont.) Size medium, conic 

 pyriform, or Tyson-shaped, quite acute, approaching turbinate, 

 regular; skin smooth, yellow, with cinnamon red to the sun, dis 

 finctly dotted, slightly russeted ; calyx widely reflejxed, not sunk ; 

 stalk about an inch long, but varying; flesh white, buttery, melt- 

 '/ ing, moderately jvticy, sweet, often astringent, about second qual- 

 Ijity. Hardy and /productive. Leaves folded, recurved. Ripens 

 about mid-autumn. Belgian. 



Cornice.* Large, roundish-pyriform, somewhat pyranjidal; green- 

 ish-yellow, becoming fine yellow at maturity, often with a faint 

 crimson blush, slightly russeted, thickly dotted ; stalk short, stout, 

 set obliquely in a small cavity; calyx small, in a deep, uneven 

 basin ; flesh white, fine, melting, with a sweet, rich, slightly aro- 

 matic flavor. Keeps long after fully ripe. October and Novem- 

 ber. Young wood apt to be injured. France. Fig. 699. 



Comte de Paris. Size medium, pyriform, approaching obovate, 

 regular ; skin thick, somewhat rough, bright green, becoming 

 yellow at maturity ; flest nearly white, buttery, melting, juicy, 

 with a agreeable perfume. Ripens in October, and continues in 

 use a long time. One of Van Mons' seedlings. . The tree is vigor- 

 ous, with a stout erect growth, and appears to succeed well on the 

 quince. 



Chancellor. Large, obtuse pyriform, large specimens early Bartlett- 

 shaped, small ones obovate; green; stalk an inch long, rather 

 thick ; cavity small, irregular ; calyx small, basin contracted ; flesh 

 melting, rich, agreeable. Mid-autumn. Germantown, Pa. 



Comte de Flandre. Rather large, pyramidal-pyriform, often 

 oblique ; skin yellow, with small dots and thin russet ; stalk long, 

 set under a lip, with a little depression ; basin shallow ; flesh juicy, 

 melting, with an agreeable, refreshing flavor, very good. No- 

 vember. 



Conseiller de la Cour. (Marshal de la Cour.) Large, pyriform 



