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. Kipe 

 middle of October. 



Calebasse d'et:^. 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, elongated, 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 



minute white dots. Buds pointed. Size ab we medium, round 



