. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 53S THE PEAR. buttery, melting, sugary, with a fine flavor. Requires warm, rich cultivation to develop its good qualities, often poor. Shoots long, slender, dark brown. Grows well on the quince. Early winter. Old French. Clairgeau.* Large, pyramidal-pyriform, approaching long obovate, skin yellow or yellowish-brown, often with a crimson shade toward the sun, and brown dots; stalk short, stout, fleshy, oblique, sunk little or none ; basin shallow, furr
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. 53S THE PEAR. buttery, melting, sugary, with a fine flavor. Requires warm, rich cultivation to develop its good qualities, often poor. Shoots long, slender, dark brown. Grows well on the quince. Early winter. Old French. Clairgeau.* Large, pyramidal-pyriform, approaching long obovate, skin yellow or yellowish-brown, often with a crimson shade toward the sun, and brown dots; stalk short, stout, fleshy, oblique, sunk little or none ; basin shallow, furrowed ; flesh white, slightly gran- ular, buttery, melting, often with a rich, very |ood flavor, but fre- quently poor. November, December. Shoots reddish-purple, short, erect, and ascending; leaves stiff. Fig. 727. France. Colmar. (Colmar Souverain, Colmar Hardenpont, Colmar Gris.) Medium or rather large, distinct pyriform; sl<in yellowish-green, becoming pale yellow, often lightly sprinkled with russet; stalk an inch and a quarter long, cavity obtuse or none, calyx erect, basin moderate; flesh fine-grained, buttery, juicy, sweet, rich, and when well g^own and ripened of excellent, first-rate flavor—but if. Pig. 726. —Glont Morceau. Pic. Pig. 728.—Colmar. small and badly matured or overloaded trees, the quality is worth- less. The tree overbears, and the fruit needs thorough thinning. Leaves rather small, nearly flat. Early winter. Belgian. Fig. 728. Fondante de Noel. (Belle Apres Noel.) Medium or rather small, obtuse-pyriform; pale greenish-yellow, with a red cheek; stalk long, stout, curved, oblique; calyx closed; basin broad, shallow, irregular. Shoots greenish yellow, growth resembles Passe Col- mar ; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, very good. A seeding of the Passe Colmar, ripening earlier, and of similar flavor—a fine late autumn and early winter sort. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have b
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