428 THE PEtriT MANUAL. 



Crasanne d'Austrasie. See Jaminette. 

 Crasanne d'Automne. See Crasanne. 

 Crasanne d'Ete. See Summer Crasanne, 



CRAWFOBD {Bancrief; Lammas [of the Scotch]). — Fruit, below 

 medium size ; obovate. Skin, greenish yellow, changing to pale yellow 

 as it ripens, with sometimes a tinge of brownish red next the sim. 

 Eye, open, with short dry segments, and set even with the surface. 

 Stalk, an inch long, inserted without depression. Flesh, white, buttery, 

 and juicy, with a sweet and refreshing flavour. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in the middle of August. The tree is very 

 hardy and vigorous, and bears abundantly. 



This is the earliest Scotch pear, and is grown over the whole extent of the 

 country. It is a much superior pear to the Citron des Carmes. 



Cristalline. See Angelique de Bordeaux. 



CROFT CASTLE. — Fruit, medium sized; oval, roundish at the 

 stalk, narrow towards the eye, where it is flattened. Skin, greenish 

 yellow, covered with large brown dots and markings of russet. Eye, 

 large, open, with long recurved segments prominently set, even with 

 the surface. Stalk, an inch and a half long, curved, and frequently 

 connected with the fruit by a fleshy protuberance. Flesh, juicy, sweet, 

 and perfumed. 



A dessert pear ; ripe in October. The tree is a most abundant and 

 regular bearer, and succeeds well as a standard. 



This is a seedling raised by Mr. T. A. Knight. 



CROSS. — Fruit, below medium size, two inches and a half wide, and 

 two inches high ; bergamot-shaped. Skin, smooth, of an uniform 

 golden colour, sprinkled with many russet dots and patches of russet, 

 and with a red blush next the sun. Eye, small and open, rather deeply 

 set. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, stout, and inserted in a 

 small round cavity. Flesh, white, very tender, buttery, and melting, 

 with a pleasant brisk flavour. 



Of second quality ; ripe in November and December. 

 This is an American pear, raised by Mr. Cross at Newburyport, Massachusetts. 



Cueillette. See Jargonelle. 



Cueillette d'Hiver. See Vicar of Winkfield. 



CUISSE MADAME {Poire de Rives; De Fmee; Lady's Buttock: 

 Lady's Thif/h ; Kiss Madam). — Fruit, medium sized ; pyriform. Skin, 

 smooth and glossy, pale green, changing to yellowish green on the 

 shaded side, and of a fine dark clear russet next the sun, and covered 

 with numerous reddish green dots next'the sun, and dark green in the 

 shade. Eye, open, with small short segments, set in a slight depression. 

 Stalk, an inch and a half long, fleshy at the base, and inserted without 



