324 PEAR, 



may very well serve for the other. This, however, 

 is rather broader at the base, and more bluntly ter- 

 minated at the stalk. This also keeps longer, and 

 comes rather earlier into bearing" ; and moreover in 

 general a better bearer. For these last properties 

 it has been in high repute : but it is questionable, 

 after all, whether it equals the old Colmar in flavour. 

 What has been said of the stock, and other matters 

 relative to the Colmar, is applicable to D'Auch also. 



42. Passe Cobnar P, — R\pe durins^ the two first 

 months of the year. The specific name passe is not 

 given to signify that it is superior in quality to the 

 old Colmar ; but from its hardiness, and prolificacy, 

 either on standards or against walls. It, however, 

 in this country requires the warmest aspect, as ad- 

 vised by Mr. Braddlck. This pear is also called 

 Chapman's, for what reason the writer does not 

 exactly know, but he would beg to caution nursery- 

 men not to imagine that there are two sorts. 



The fruit are about the middle size, shaped like 

 the old Colmar, but rather more flattened at the stalk, 

 ^'hich is stout, and a little longer than its namesake ; 

 the eye is large but depressed. The colour dark 

 green, a little russety, with a slight dash of red next 

 the sun : the whole becoming yellowish when ripe. 

 The pulp is mellow and richly flavoured. It forms 

 a fine healthy tree ; if for standards, one of the first 

 class : but, as stated before, its proper place is a south 

 wall. The proper stock is the common pear, on 

 which it grows rapidly ; how it will answer on the 

 quince, the writer has not ascertained. 



