THE PEAR. 479 



Fruit medium, roundish, obliquely-oblate, angular. Skin 

 yellowish, shaded with dull crimson sprinkled with russet^ and 

 thickly covered with russet dots. Stalk short, inserted in a 

 rather broad cavity. Calyx open, set in a narrow uneven basin. 

 Flesh white, coarse, granular, buttery, melting, abounding in 

 juice with a rich vinous flavour, pleasantly perfumed. Ripe 

 middle of October. 



CALEBASSE D'ETE. Esperen. 



Raised from seed by Major Esperen. Tree moderately vigorous. 

 Fruit medium, elongated-pyriform, or gourd shaped. Colour 

 bright brown, grows yellow at maturity. Flesh white, very 

 fine, melting, abounding in sugary juice well perfumed. Ripe 

 beginning of September. (Al. Pom.) 



CAMERLYN. Bivort. 



A Flemish pear, vigorous and productive. 



Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin yellow, with numerous brown 

 dots and a slightly marbled cheek. Stalk long, slightly inclined 

 in a small cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx open, basin small 

 and shallow. Flesh juicy, melting, rich, sugary, with a very 

 peculiar aromatic flavour. September, October. 



CANANDAIGUA. 

 Catherine. 



Origin uncertain, supposed to have been brought from Con- 

 necticut to Canandaigua about the year 1806, vigorous and 

 productive. 



Fruit rather large, irregular, efcmgated, acute pyriform, sur- 

 face uneven, resembling Bartlett. Skin lemon-yellow. Stalk 

 medium, or rather short, inclined. Calyx open, basin narrow 

 and deep. Flesh whitish, not very fine, buttery and melting, 

 with a vinous flavour. September. 



CASSANTE DE MARS. Esperen. 



Tree vigorous. Fruit which is borne in clusters resembles 

 Doyenne blanc. Skin smooth, bright green, becoming golden- 

 yellow at maturity, striped and shaded with fawn. Flesh when 

 in full perfection is half melting, juicy, sugary, vinous, and well 

 perfumed. Ripe December to April. (Al. Pom.) 



CATHARINE GARDETTE. 



Raised by Dr. W. D. Brinckle of Philadelphia. Foliage much 

 waved, young shoots short jointed, yellow-olive on the shaded 

 side, brownish-olive on the exposed side to the sun, with many 

 tninute white dots. Buds pointed. Size abive medium, round 



