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Camock. See Chamock. 



Cassante de Brest. See Fondante de Brest. 



CAKOLINE HOGG. — Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a 

 quarter wide, and two inclies high; bergamot-shaped, even and regular 

 in its outline, with much of the form of Winter Nelis. Skin, covered 

 all over with a thick rather deep brown russet, but on the side next the 

 sun it is a reddish brown russet. Eye, open, with short erect segments, 

 set in a wide shallow basin. Stalk, an inch long, slender, inserted in a 

 small round cavity. Flesh, very tender and melting, rich and vinous, 

 with an abundant, finely perfumed juice, and a flavour similar to that 

 of Winter Nehs. 



A dessert pear of the first quality ; in use during the end of Novem- 

 ber and December. 



This excellent pear was raised from seed by Mr. John Mannington, of TJckfield, 

 Sussex, and the tree first fruited in 1870. When first sent to me by Mr. Manning- 

 ton, he wrote to say, " I have nine seedling pear-trees with fruit on them. They 

 have never before had even a blossom on them till this year, although sixteen years 

 old." 



CASSANTE DE MAES. — Fruit, produced in clusters, below medium 

 size ; roundish obovate. Skin, deep yellow, speckled and traced with 

 light brown russet. Eye, large, and wide open. Stalk, about an inch 

 long, inserted without depression. Flesh, yellowish white, crisp, and 

 breaking, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. 



An excellent pear for so late in the season ; ripe in April and May. 



A seedling of Major Esperen, of Malines, raised in 1840. 



CASSANTE DU COMICE.— Fruit, about medium size, two inches 

 and a half vride, and two inches and a quarter high ; round and oblate, 

 a little uneven in its outline. Skin, with a dull yellowish ground, con- 

 siderably covered with rough brown russet, which exposes in some 

 parts large patches of the ground colour. Eye, partially closed with 

 incurved segments, and set in a considerable depression. Stalk, an 

 inch and a quarter long, and with a series of large swollen fleshy 

 rings at its insertion. Flesh, yellovrish, breaking, crisp, and very juicy, 

 with a rich, sweet, sugared juice. 



A fruit of great excellence ; ripe in the last week of September. 



CASSOLETTE. — {Friolet; Depot de Syllery ; L'Echerrion; Lech- 

 frion; Muscat Verd ; Portugal d'Ete; Prunai ; Teste Ribaut ; Ver- 

 dette). — ^Fruit, small ; obtuse pyriform. Skin, yellowish green, be- 

 coming bright yellow as it ripens, with clear reddish brown next the 

 sun, and covered with numerous russety dots. Eye, open, with broad, 

 flat segments, and set in a shallow and plaited basin. Stalk, three- 

 quarters of an inch long, inserted in a small fleshy cavity. Flesh, 

 greenish white, very tender and juicy, with a sugary and musky 

 flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in September. The .tree is an abundant 



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