THE PEAR. 479 
Fruit medium, - roundish, obliquely-oblate, angular. Skin 
yellowish, shaded with dull crimson sprinkled with russet, and 
thickly covered with russet dots. Stalk short, inserted in a 
rather broad cavity. Calyx open, set in a narrow uneven basin. 
Flesh white, coarse, granular, buttery, melting, abounding in 
juice with a rich vinous flavour, pleasantly perfumed. Ripe 
middle of October. , 
CatzBasse D’frt. Esperen. 
Raised from seed by Major Esperen. Tree moderately vigorous. 
Fruit medium, elongated-pyriform, or gourd shaped. Colour 
bright brown, grows yellow at maturity. Flesh white, very 
fine, melting, abounding in sugary juice well perfumed. Ripe 
beginning of September. (Al. Pom.) 
Camerityn. Bivort. 
A Flemish pear, vigorous and productive. : 
Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin yellow, with numerous brown 
dots and aslightly marbled cheek. Stalk long, slightly inclined 
in a-small cavity surrounded by russet. Calyx open, basin small 
and shallow. Flesh juicy, melting, rich, sugary, with a very 
peculiar aromatic flavour. September, October. 
CANANDAIGUA. 
Catherine. 
Origin uncertain, supposed to have been brought from Con- 
necticut to Canandaigua about the year 1806, vigorous and 
productive. a : 
Fruit rather large, irregular, elongated, acute pyriform, sur- 
face uneven, resembling Bartlett. Skin lemon-yellow. Stalk 
medium, or rather short, inclined. Calyx open, basin narrow 
and deep. Flesh whitish, not very fine, buttery and melting, 
with. a vinous flavour. September. 
Cassants DE Mars. Esperen. 
Tree vigorous. Fruit which is borne in clusters resembles 
Doyenne blanc. Skin smooth, bright green, becoming golden- 
yellow at maturity, striped and shaded with fawn. Flesh when 
in full perfection is half melting, juicy, sugary, vinous, and well 
perfumed. Ripe December to April. (Al. Pom.) 
_ Carnartve GARDETTE. 
Raised by Dr. W. D. Brinckle of Philadelphia. Foliage much 
waved, young shoots short jointed, yellow-olive on the shaded 
side, brownish-olive on the exposed side to the sun, with many 
minute white dots. Buds pointed. . Size above medium, round 
