176 PEAKS. 



long, slender. Flesh "white, coarse-grained, gritty, half- 

 melting, and not very juicy ; sweet, sugary, and rather 

 richly flavoured, and with a musky perfume. Ripe in the 

 end of October and November. 



CHARLOTTE DE BROUWER. Fruit large, roundish, in- 

 clining to ovate, similar in shape to a large Ne plus Meuris. 

 Skin entirely covered with a coat of light brown russet, 

 with a little of the yellow ground shining through on the 

 shaded side. Eye very small, with short, erect segments. 

 Stalk very short, placed in a knobbed cavity. Flesh 

 white, half-melting, and rather crisp, very juicy, but very 

 astringent. Ripe in October and November. 



CHARNOCK (Drummond ; Early Charnock ; Scot's 

 Cornuck}. Fruit small, pyriform. Skin greenish-yellow 

 in the shade, and entirely covered with dark dull red 

 next the sun. Eye small and open. Stalk fleshy, obliquely 

 inserted. Flesh yellowish, half-buttery, juic} r , sweet, 

 and with a high aroma. 



A Scotch dessert pear, ripe in September, but soon 

 becomes mealy. 



Chartreuse. See C.itillac. 



Chaulis. See Messire Jean. 



CHAUMONTEL (Bezl de Chaumontel; Beurre de Chan- 

 rnontcl; Seurre d'Hiver ; Guernsey Chaumontel ; G-rei/ 

 Achan ; Oxford Chaumontel; Winter Beurre). Fruit 

 large, oblong, or obtuse-pyriform, irregular and undu- 

 lating in its outline. Skin rather rough, yellowish-green, 

 covered with numerous russety spots and patches, and 

 with brownish-red next the sun. Eye open, set in a deep, 

 irregular basin. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a deep 

 knobbed cavity. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery and melt- 

 ing, rich, sugary, and highly perfumed. 



A dessert pear of high merit, in use from November till 

 March. 



De Chypre. See Early Eousselet. 



CITRON DES CARMES (Gros St. Jean ; Madeleine ; Early 

 Rose Angle). Fruit below medium size, obovate. Skin 

 smooth and thin, yellowish-green when ripe, and with a 

 faint tinge of brownish-red on the side next the sun. 

 Eye small, and set in a shallow depression. Stalk an 

 inch and a half to two inches long, inserted without de- 

 pression. Flesh yellowish-white, tender, melting, very 

 juicy and sweet. 



