722 THE PEAR. 



CLEMENCE. 



Clementine. 



A seedling of Van Mons, originated in 1833. Young wood olive 

 brown. 



Fruit medium, acute pyriform, sometimes obovate acute pyriform, 

 pale yellow, shaded and mottled with crimson, and patched and netted 

 with russet, few brown dots. Stalk short, curved, fleshy at insertion. 

 Calyx open. Basin shallow, uneven. Flesh white, fine, juicy, sweet, 

 melting, pleasant. Very good. September. 



CLEMENT BIVORT. 



A Belgian Pear that we have not yet fruited. Young shoots 

 smooth, short-jointed, yellow brown. It is described by the Societe 

 Van Mons as : 



" Fruit medium, roundish oblate. Skin golden yellow, shaded with 

 red in the sun. Flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, sweet, perfumed. 

 November." 



CLINTON. 

 Van Mons, No. 1238. 



A poor fruit, of medium size, light yellow skin. Flesh soft, buttery, 

 and good, but not high-flavored. Middle of November. 



COIT'S BEURRE. 

 Beurre Coit. 



Originated with Col. Coit, Collamer, near Cleveland, O. Tree a 

 healthy, good grower, productive. Young wood brownish olive, with 

 rough specks. 



Fruit medium, obtuse pyriform. Skin yellow, inclining to russet, 

 sometimes with a sunny cheek, thickly covered with dots, which become 

 crimson on the exposed side. Stalk short, rather stout, set in a small 

 cavity, sometimes inclined by a lip. Calyx large, open. Flesh white, a 

 little coarse, juicy, melting, rich, vinous. Very good. September, 

 October. 



COLLINS. 



Watertown. Colin Noir. Meconnaitre. 



Charbonniere. Malconnaitre. 



Raised by A. Collins, of Watertown, Mass., and first exhibited be- 

 fore the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in 1848. Tree of moderate 

 growth, with reddish brown shoots. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly acute pyriform. Skin greenish 

 yellow, with russet spots, and frequently a blush on the sunny side. 

 Stalk short, thick, inserted at an inclination without cavity. Calyx 

 small, and very little sunk. Flesh fine, melting, juicy, with a brisk, 



