PASSE COLMAR. Verger I., 59. G., Regentin. 

 Dessert, medium, 2j by 3 J, pyriform, nearly even. Pale 

 green, smooth, changing to pale yellow, often with thin 

 russet patches and dots. Flesh, yellowish-white, 

 melting, sweet and perfumed, extremely juicy. Eye, 

 open in a fairly deep basin. Stem, medium, stiff and 

 woody, inserted on level or in a slight cavity. Growth, 

 moderate, a little spreading, leaves small, oval, held out 

 on a long pedicel, regularly serrate. Origin, raised by 

 the Abbe Hardenpont at Mons about 1760. There 

 are several Pears named Passe Colmar, with and with- 

 out a distinguishing adjective, Santa Claus being one 

 (q.v.). This, however, is the variety described by 

 Leroy and long known under this name in England. 



PASSE CRASANNE. Verger, I., 38. G. Edel 

 Crasanne. Dessert, March to April, large 3 by 3j, round 

 oval, uneven and bossed on surface . Skin, rough . Colour, 

 dull yellow brown, almost covered with rough russet 

 Flesh, pale yellow-white, fine grained, very sweet and 

 juicy, nearly first class. Eye, large closed, in a wide 

 uneven basin. Stem, medium, stout and woody, in 

 a narrow cavity. Growth, compact and bushy ; 

 fertility fair. Leaf, large, elliptical, tapering equally 

 to each end, upfolded, undulating, hanging very 

 late, almost entire, turning pale yellow. Origin, 

 raised by M. Boisbunel, of Rouen, and first fruited in 

 1855- Makes a dense bushy tree, well spurred. A very 

 fine fruit when well grown and ripened. A good wall 

 with plenty of water during the growing season are 

 desirable. 



PETITE MARGUERITE. Lauche, IT., 87. G. 



Kleine Margarethe. Dessert, end August, 2j by 2, 

 flat conical, uneven. Skin, fairly smooth. Colour, 

 greenish yellow brown, red flush and broad stripes. 

 Flesh, soft, a little mealy, pale, flavour very good, 

 extremely juicy. Eye, nearly closed in a shallow basin. 

 Stem, short and stout in a slight cavity. Growth, 

 moderate, rather upright ; fertility remarkable. Leaf, 

 rather large, long oval, finely but irregularly serrate, 



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