PEARS. 153 



AEBRE COURSE (Amiral; Colmar Charnay). Fruit 

 above medium size, oval pyriform. Skin pale green, 

 mottled and dotted with pale brown-russet. Eye open, 

 set in a broad, shallow basin. Stalk three quarters to an 

 inch in length, and stout. Flesh greenish-white, half 

 buttery, juicy, and somewhat astringent. October and 

 November. The tree has crooked branches. 



Arbre Superbe. See Fondante d'Automne. 

 Archduke d'Ete. See Summer Archduke. 

 Arteloire. See St. Germain. 



ASTON TOWN. Below medium size, roundish-turbinate. 

 Skin greenish- white, thickly dotted with russet ; rough, 

 like a Crasanne. Stalk an inch and a half long, straight 

 and slender, inserted without any cavity. Eye small, 

 nearly closed, and in a very shallow basin. Flesh yel- 

 lowish-white, buttery, perfumed, and high flavoured. 



A dessert pear of first-rate quality. Ripe in the end 

 of October and beginning of November. The tree is a 

 vigorous grower, attains a very large size, and bears 

 abundantly. 



D'Auch. See Colmar. 



Auguste Benoit. See Beurre Benoit. 



Austrasie. See Jaminette. 



AUTUMN BERGAMOT (Bergamot; English Bergamot; 

 York Bergamot). Below medium size, roundish, and 

 flattened. ' Skin yellowish-green, brownish-red next the 

 sun, dotted with grey -russet. Stalk short and thick, set 

 in a wide, round, hollow. Eye small, placed in a shallow- 

 basin. Flesh greenish-white, juicy, melting, exceedingly 

 sugary, and richly flavoured. 



A fine old dessert pear, ripe in October. The tree is a 

 vigorous grower, hardy, forms a handsome standard, and 

 is a most abundant bearer. 



A.UTUMN COLMAR (De Bavay}. Medium sized, oblong 

 pyriform, irregular, and uneven. Skin pale -yellow, 

 spotted with russet. Stalk an inch long, straight, and 

 placed in a small, uneven cavity. Eye small, set in a 

 very shallow basin. Flesh buttery, gritty at the core, 

 rich, sugary, and perfumed. October to November. 



The tree is a good bearer, and succeeds well as a 

 standard. 



D'AvBiL. Fruit large, pyramidal, uneven in its out- 



