PEAR. 



323 



quite so much swelled at the base. The eye is small 

 and shallow ; the stalk short and stout ; colour is 

 first light green with a little russet, afterwards light 

 yellow ; skin thin, the pulp melting, juicy, and well 

 flavoured. On a wall, or as an espalier in a warm 

 situation, it will succeed : and if trained in the curved 

 manner it will sooner become fruitful. It is a rival 

 of the Colmar, and to have it in perfection it should 

 have the same culture as the other beurr^s. 



40, Colmar P. — Ripens in the latter end of No- 

 vember, and continues in use till March. On this 

 account it is one of the most estimable of winter 

 fruit ; being generally of a large size ; the eye is 

 large and in a deep hollow ; the fruit largest in the 

 middle ; stfilk short, stout, and a little bent. The 

 skin is smooth, dull green, with sundry yellow spots, 

 and in fine seasons has a little colour next the sun^, 

 the whole turning yellow when mature. The pulp 

 has all the qualities of a good fruit, melting, juicy, 

 and richly flavoured. The tree raised on the pear 

 stock is vigorous, requiring much room to extend 

 itself, and should have the warmest aspect that can 

 be afforded ; and if planted on a properly prepared 

 border, it will prove a better bearer than it generally 

 has credit for. Like some other sorts of pears, the 

 Colmar takes readily on the quince, but the trees, 

 though sooner fruitful, are not lasting, nor are the 

 fruit so good, either for eating or keeping. 



41. D'Juch P. — In use for the table, according to 

 Forsyth, from December till April. The fruit are so 

 much like the Colmar, that the description of one 



Y 2 



