144; WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



Cumpreite. Unworthy, when there are so many better. 

 Commodore. Inferior. 



CoNSEiLLEE Rauwez. Color, dull greenish russet ; form, 

 obovate, obtuse pyriform ; size, 2; use, table; texture, 

 melting, tender ; quality, 2; season, September. 



Remarks. — Described and reconimended by Colonel 

 Wilder, in HorticuUurisl. 



Colmar Epinc. Color, dull green ; form; round, obtuse, 

 oblate ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, melting, vinous, juicy; 

 qualit3'', 2 ; season, August and September. 



Remarks. — Origin foreign. A good fruit. 



Golmar Nt'lll. Color, pale yellow ; form, obovate ; size, 

 1; use, table ; texture, buttery, melting ; quality, 2; sea- 

 son, September. 



Remarks. — Origin foreign. 



Columbia. Form, oblate, obovate, pj-riform ; size, 1 ; 

 use, table ; texture, juicj' ; quality, 2 ; season, Winter. 



Remarks, — From Westchester, New York. Tree very 

 hardy and productive. Fruit alwaj's smooth and fair, 

 often first-rate, but rather apt to drop before it is per- 

 fectly ripe. 



Colmar d'Aremberg. ' Color, green on deep yellow ; 

 form, irregular ; size, 1 ; use, cooking or kitchen ; texture, 

 crisp ; quality, 2 to 3 ; season, October and November. 



Remarks.— Skin, thin. Flesh, unfit for the table. 

 Juice, abundant, acerb, pleasant, but on the whole it is 

 only middling. Only " so-so " in flavor. It has some- 

 times been confounded with the Glout Morceau. Almost 

 worthless. 



