THE PEAR. 481 



ing, abounding in juice, sweet, vinous, agreeably perfumed. An 

 excellent fruit, ripening the first of October. Tree vigorous and 

 productive, growing well as a pyramid or standard. (An. Pom.) 



CHARLOTTE DE BROWER. Esperen. 



One of Esperen's seedlings. Tree of moderate vigour, and of 

 great productiveness. Fruit medium or large, roundish-oval. 

 Skin golden-yellow at maturity. Flesh white, fine, melting, 

 juicy, sugary, vinous, perfumed. Ripens at the end of October. 

 (Al. Pom.) 



CHANCELLOR. Brinckle in Hort. 



Supposed to be a native of Germantown, Pennsylvania, on 

 the grounds of Mr. Chancellor. 



Branches horizontal, not very vigorous, spreading. 



Fruit rather large, obovate. Skin greenish yellow, rough, 

 somewhat inclining to russet, thickly covered with dots. Stem 

 medium, curved, rather stout, fleshy at its insertion by a lip, 

 inserted in a rather broad cavity. Calyx small, set in a mode- 

 rate basin. Flesh whitish, juicy, buttery, melting, sugary, rich, 

 perfumed, excellent. October, November. 



CITRON. 



A seedling of the late Governor Edwards, a vigorous, upright 

 grower, producing large crops, but inclined to rot at the core. 



Fruit small, nearly globular, approaching turbinate. Stalk 

 short, rather stout, set in an abrupt, uneven cavity. Calyx clos- 

 ed, basin broad, shallow, irregular. Skin greenish, slightly 

 shaded with dull crimson. Flesh greenish, rather coarse, juicy, 

 melting, sugary, vinous, with a musky perfume. Ripe from 

 middle of August to middle of September. 



CLAY. 



Sponge* 



Raised by the late Governor Edwards. Fruit medium, inclin- 

 ing to obovate, sometimes pyriform, angular. Skin waxen-yel- 

 low, sometimes shaded with crimson, and thickly sprinkled with 

 brown or crimson dots. Stalk medium, inserted sometimes by 

 a lip in a moderate cavity. Calyx closed in a broad, open, fur- 

 rowed basin. Flesh whitish, rather coarse, granular, juicy, 

 sugary, perfumed. October. 



COITS BEURRE. Elliott. 



Fruit medium, obovate, or turbinate-pyriform. Stalk about 



one inch long, curved, inserted at an inclination in a very slight 



* depression. Calyx large, nearly closed, set in a broad uneven 



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