53S THE PEAR. 



buttery, melting, sugary, with a fine flavor. Requires warm, 



rich cultivation to develop its good qualities, often poor. Shoots 



long, slender, dark brown. Grows well on the quince. Early 

 winter. Old French. 



Clairgeau.* Large, pyramidal-pyriform, approaching long obovate, 

 skin yellow or yellowish-brown, often with a crimson shade toward 

 the sun, and brown dots; stalk short, stout, fleshy, oblique, sunk 

 little or none ; basin shallow, furrowed ; flesh white, slightly gran- 

 ular, buttery, melting, often with a rich, very |ood flavor, but fre- 

 quently poor. November, December. Shoots reddish-purple, 

 short, erect, and ascending ; leaves stiff. Fig. 727. France. 



Colmar. (Colmar Souverain, Colmar Hardenpont, Colmar Gris. ) 

 Medium or rather large, distinct pyriform ; sl<in yellowish-green, 

 becoming pale yellow, often lightly sprinkled with russet ; stalk 

 an inch and a quarter long, cavity obtuse or none, calyx erect, 

 basin moderate ; flesh fine-grained, buttery, juicy, sweet, rich, and 

 when well g^own and ripened of excellent, first-rate flavor — but if 



Pig. 726. — Glont Morceau. Pic. 727.-.Clairgeau. Pig. 728.— Colmar. 



small and badly matured or overloaded trees, the quality is worth- 

 less. The tree overbears, and the fruit needs thorough thinning. 

 Leaves rather small, nearly flat. Early winter. Belgian. Fig. 

 728. 



Fondante de Noel. (Belle Apres Noel.) Medium or rather small, 

 obtuse-pyriform ; pale greenish-yellow, with a red cheek ; stalk 

 long, stout, curved, oblique ; calyx closed ; basin broad, shallow, 

 irregular. Shoots greenish yellow, growth resembles Passe Col- 

 mar ; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, very good. A seeding of the 

 Passe Colmar, ripening earlier, and of similar flavor — a fine late 

 autumn and early winter sort. Belgian. 



