THE PEAR. 571 



COPIA. 



A Philadelphia seedling. Fruit large. Skin yellow. Flesh 

 rather coarse, but sugary. September to October. 



CRASSANE. Thomp. Lind. 



Bergamotte Crassane. Cresane. 

 Beurr6 Plat. 



Fruit large, roundish. Skin greenish-yellow. Flesh whitish, 

 juicy, soft, sweet, and tolerably pleasant. October, and may be 

 kept for a month longer. 



CRAWFORD. Thomp. Man. 



A Scotch fruit, of second quality ; the chief merit of which 

 is its hardiness in a cold climate. 



Fruit middle-sized, obovate. Skin light yellow, tinged with 

 brown in the sun. Flesh white, buttery, sweet, and of a toler- 

 ably pleasant flavour. August. 



CROFT CASTLE. Thomp. 



An English variety, peculiar in its shape, and especially so in 

 its flavour ; very productive. Fruit medium. Skin pale green- 

 ish-yellow. Flesh juicy, crisp, and sweet. October. 



CUMBERLAND. Man. Ken. 



A native fruit, in Cumberland, Rhode Island. 



Fruit rather large, obovate. Skin orange yellow, pale red 

 cheek. Flesh white, buttery, and tolerably juicy. September 

 and October. 



D J AMOUR. 



Ah! Mon Dieu. 0. JDuh. Lind. Mon Dieu. 

 Poire d' Amour. 



A French pear of small size, obovate. Skin pale yellow, 

 nearly covered with red. Flesh white, juicy, and sweet, 

 October. 



DOYENNE ROSE. C. A. H. 



Fruit above medium, obovate, obscurely pyriform. Skin yel- 

 low, beautifully shaded with crimson. Stem short-; cavity 

 small. Calyx small ; deep, regular basin. Flesh white, coarse, 

 granular, with very little flavour. Rots at the core. Last of 

 October. 



