AMERICAN HOME (JARDEN. 



40S 



37. CHAUMONTELLE. 

 Fig. 'im. 



Tree vigorous, with long, slender, dark brown, flexuous 

 shoot,s. Requires high culture, and warm soil and locality. 

 At the north succeeds only on the quince. A fair bearer. 



Fruit large, oblong obovate, somewhat variable, rather rough ; 

 yellow, with brownish-red on the sunny side. 



Flesh melting and butteiy. 



Flavor sugary and pleasantly perfumed. Ripens from No- 

 vember to January, or later. 



