PEARS. 41S 



rate as to quality, forms a fine ornament in the dessert; ripe in 

 October. 



I do not know with whom this originated, but it was certainly raised by a M. 

 Dclvigne, for it is entered in Van Mons' catologue, '2nd aeries, as "No. 1476 

 Calebasse forme, Delvigne : par son patron." 



CALEBASSE D'ETE. — Fruit, above medium size ; pyramidal. 

 Skin, greenish yellow, covered with brown russet, and with numerous 

 russet spots. Eye, large, half open, set almost even with the surface. 

 Stalk, upwards of an inch long, curved, obliquely inserted without de- 

 pression. Flesh, white, half-melting, very juicy and sweet. : 



A good early pear ; ripe in September. 



CALEBASSE GEOSSE {Calebasse Cara/on ; Calebasse Monstre ; 

 Calebasse Monstnwuse du Nord; Calebasse Boyale; Triomphe de Hasselt; 

 Van Marwn). — ^Fruit, very large, sometimes measuring six inches long; 

 pyramidal. Skin, greenish yellow, considerably covered with dark grey 

 russet in the shade, and entirely covered with light brown russet on 

 the side next the sun. Eye, small, set in a pretty deep basin. Stalk, 

 an inch long. Flesh, coarse-grained, crisp, juicy, and sweet. 



Ripe in October. Its size is its only recommendation. 



Calebasse d'Hiver. See Beurre Bretonneau. 

 Calebasse d'HoUande. See Calebasse. 



CALEBASSE KICKX. — Fruit, below medium size, two inches wide, 

 and two inches and three-quarters high ; obovate, somewhat uneven in 

 its outline. Skin, pale straw-yeUow colour all over, and marked here 

 and there with a few patches of very thin pale cinnamon-coloured 

 russet. Eye, open, set in a shallow basin. Stalk, an inch and a half 

 long, fleshy towards the base, where it is united with the fruit by a few 

 folds. Flesh, whitish, coarse-grained, rather gritty, half buttery, not 

 very juicy, and little flavour, but with a musky perfume. 



A fruit of inferior quality, which becomes quite pasty in the middle 

 of October. 



A seedling of "Van Mons, which he dedicated to M. Kickx, Professor of Botany 

 at Ghent. It appears as No. 590 in his catalogue. 



Calebasse Monstre. See Calebasse Grosse. 



Calebasse Monstrueuse du Nord. See Calebasse Grosse. 



Calebasse Musquee. See Calebasse. 



Calebasse Royale. See Calebasse Grosse. 



Calebasse Sterckmans. See Beurre Sterchnans. 



CALEBASSE TOUG-ARD. — Fruit, about medium size, two inches 

 and a half wide and three inches and a half high ; pyriform. Skin, 

 yellowish, covered with spots and patches of rough brown russet. Eye, 

 open, placed even vdth the surface. Stalk, over an inch in length, set 



