568 THE PEAR. 



Brougham. Thomp. 

 An English variety; fruit roundish, oblate. Skin greenish- 

 yellow, some russet. Flesh coarse, astringent. November. 



Burnett. Ken. 



Raised by Dr. Joel Burnett, of Southborough, Mass. 



Fruit laige, obtuse-pyriform. Skin pale yellow. Flesh green- 

 ish-white, a little coarse-grained, but juicy, sweet and good. 

 First of October. 



Burlingame. 

 Origin, Ohio. Fruit n^edium, oblate, yellow. Flesh coarse* 

 Flavour poor. September. 



Calebasse Tougard. 

 Tree vigorous and productive. Fruit large and handsome; 

 excellent in Europe, may not be suited to our climate. Octo- 

 ber, November. (An. Pom.) 



Calebasse. Thomp. Lind. 



Calebasse Double Extra, Calebasse d'Hollande. 

 Beurre de Payence. 



The Calebasse is a very grotesque-looking Belgian fruit, 

 named from its likeness to a calabash, or gourd. 



Fruit of medium size, oblong, a little crooked and irregular, 

 or knobby in its outline. Skin rough, dull yellow, becoming 

 orange russet on the sunny side. Flesh juicy, crisp, a little 

 coarse-grained, but sugary and pleasant. Middle of September. 



Catillac. Mill. Duh. Thomp. 



Grande Monarque. Katzenkop. 

 Cadillac. Groote Mogul. 



40 Ounce. 



The Catillac is an old French baking and stewing pear, of 

 very large size and of good quality for these purposes. In rich 

 soil the fruit is often remarkably large and handsome. 



Fruit very large, broadly-turbinate (flattened-top shaped). 

 Skin yellow, dotted with brown, and having sometimes a brown- 

 ish-red cheek at maturity. Stalk stout, about an inch long, | 

 curved, and placed in a very narrow, small cavity. Calyx short 

 and small, and set in a wide, rather deep plaited basin. Flesh 

 hard and rough to the taste. November to March. 



Capucin. Van. Mons. 



Capuchin. 



One of Van Mons' seedlings. Young shoots stout, diverging, 

 dark coloured. 



