632 THE PEAR. 



Passe Colmar. Lind. Thomp. P. Mag. 



Ananas d'Hiver. 



Passe Colmar Epineaux. 



Colmar Oris. 



Passe Colmar Gris. 



Beurr6 Colmar Gris, dit preceL 



PreceL 



Fondante de PaniseL 



Fondante de Mons. 



Beurre d'Argenson. 



Regintin. 



Colmar Hardenpont. 

 Present de Malines. 

 Marotte Sucree Jaune. 

 Souveraine d'Hiver. 

 ac. to Colmar Souveraine. 

 ' Thomp. Gambler. 

 CelUte. 



Colmar Preule. 

 Colmar Doree. 

 D'Ananas, {of some.) 



Pucelle Cond6sienne. 



The Passe Colmar is a Belgian pear, raised by the Counsellor 

 Hardenpont. Vigorous growth, and abundant bearer. It grows 

 indeed almost too thrifty, making long, bending shoots, and 

 owing to this over-luxuriance, the fruit is often second rate on 

 young trees, but on old trees, with high cultivation, it is some- 

 times of the best quality. It is a very variable fruit, and often 

 poor. The young shoots are of a lively brownish-yellow. 



Fruit rather large, varying considerably from obovate to ob- 

 tuse-pyriform. Skin rather thick, yellowish-green, becoming 

 yellow at maturity, a good deal sprinkled with light-brown rus- 

 set. Stalk an inch and a half long, inserted in an obtuse, une- 

 ven cavity, or sometimes without depression. Calyx open, basin 

 shallow. Flesh yellowish-white, buttery and juicy, with a rich, 

 sweet, aromatic flavour. 



Passans du Portugal. Thomp. 

 Summer Portugal. Miller's Early. 



A delicate and pleasant pear, which comes early into bear- 

 ing, and produces very large crops. Shoots upright, reddish- 

 brown. 



Fruit small, roundish, and much flattened. Skin pale yel- 

 low, with a cheek of fairest brown, becoming red in the sun. 

 Stalk nearly an inch long, inserted in a round, regular hollow. 

 Calyx stiff, basin moderately sunk. Flesh white, juicy, break- 

 ing, of very delicate, agreeable flavour. Last of August. 



Pater Noster. 



Fruit large, oblong. Skin yellow-russet. Stalk medium in 

 length, wrinkled, enlarged at its insertion, which is at an incli- 

 nation in a small irregular ca\ity. Calyx open, segments stiff", 

 in a small even basin. Flesh yellowish, juicy and melting, with 

 a rather rich, vinous, or subacid flavour, pleasantly perfumed. 

 November, December. 



