THE PEAR. 
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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. 
Calebasse d’ete. 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.) 
Camerlyn. Bivort. 
A Flemish pear, vigorous and productive. 
Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin yellow, with numerous brown 
dots and a slightly 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. 
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. 
Cassante 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.) 
Catharine 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 ab we medium, round 
