142 WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



Charles Van Mons. Color, yellowish green, russet 

 spots; form, obovate obtuse pyriform ; size, 3 ; use, table;' 

 texture, juicy, melting, vinous ; quality, 2 ; season, Jan- 

 uary. 



Eemarks. — Of foreign origin, as the name denotes; 

 Van Mons, the great originator of some of the finest pears 

 from seed, having used the greatest perseverance and 

 energy, bkill and science, in his hihors. 



Chelmsforb. Season, Fall. Product vigorous. 



Eemarks. — Like the Stone, is good to sell, for baking, 

 but not for the dessert. Its fine appearance promises, 

 like many things, more than it can perform, and attracts 

 the popular eye. Large, yellow-red cheek. XTnworthy 

 of cultivation. 



Chaumontel Tres Gros, or Chaumonttl. Very rich and , 

 large. See Beurro Easter, or Easter Beurre, it being S}-)!- 

 onymous. 



Chaumontel, or Wini<r Beiui-e. Color, yellowish rus- 

 set, brown in sun ; form, oblate obovate ; size, 1 ; use, 

 table ; texture, buttery, melting ; quality, 2 ; season, Oc- 

 tober to February. < 



Eemarks. — Eequires a rich, warm soil. Often poor. 

 (See Appendix, p. 84.) 



Christmas. Color, bronzed, russety; form, ovate, round- 

 ish ; size, 2 ; use, table ; a little gritty, but juicy and su- 

 gary ; quality, 2 to 1 ; season, I^ovembor to February. 



Eemarks. — American. New. From this vicinity (Cin- 

 cinnati). Warder's Notes. 



Citron. Color, dull green, with russet spots; form, 

 roundish obovate ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, some- 



