. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 98 PASSE PITMASTON Tree large, vigorous, upright, open-topped, hardy, productive; trunk stocky; branches thick, roughish, dull reddish-brown, marked by small Icnticels. Leaves 2 inches long, 1'4 inches wide, oval, tliin, leatherv; apex abruptly pointed; margin glandular toward the apex, very finely serrate; petiole \% inches long. Flow- ers 1% inches across, in a scattering raceme, from 8 to 10 buds in a cluster. Fruit in season from the middle to the last of September; medium in size. 2»/^ inches long, 1% inches wide, uniform in size
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 98 PASSE PITMASTON Tree large, vigorous, upright, open-topped, hardy, productive; trunk stocky; branches thick, roughish, dull reddish-brown, marked by small Icnticels. Leaves 2 inches long, 1'4 inches wide, oval, tliin, leatherv; apex abruptly pointed; margin glandular toward the apex, very finely serrate; petiole \% inches long. Flow- ers 1% inches across, in a scattering raceme, from 8 to 10 buds in a cluster. Fruit in season from the middle to the last of September; medium in size. 2»/^ inches long, 1% inches wide, uniform in size and shape, oblong-pyriform, with sides usually une<iual ; stem % inch long, thick; cavity obtuse, shallow, narrow, often russeted and lipped ; calyx open ; lobes separated at the base, narrow, acute; basin shallow to medium, olituse, gently furrowed, sometimes compressed; skin smooth, dull ; color pale yellow with small patches and streaks of light colored russet ; dots numerous, very small, russet, obscure; flesh whitish, with a yellow tinge at the core, granular, firm but tender, juicy, sweet, sIi^'htly aromatic ; quality good; core closefl, with clasping core-lines; calyx-tube short, wide, conical ; seeds large, wide, long, plump, acute. PASSE COLMAR. This is one of the standard winter pears in England. The fruits are exceedingly sugary and mildly spiced with cinnamon, a flavor so unique, especially when compared with the piquant flavor most com- mon in winter pears, that the variety is worth growing where it succeeds for the sake of di- versity. On unsuitable soils and under indiffer- ent care, the pears are unattractive and poor in quality. The variety does not thrive on heavy cold clay but requires a light, warm soil. The trees are ven,- vigorous on heavy soils, with the result that the fruits are many but small and poor; checking vigor by dwarfing on quince or planting on poor soil suits the variety. The trees are hardy and as free as the average pear from blight. T
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