. The American fruit culturist. Requires warm,rich cultivation to develop its good qualities, often poor. Shootslong, slender, dark brown. Grows well on the quince. Earlywinter. Old French. Clairgeau.* Large, pyramidal-pyriform, approaching longobovate,skin yellow or yellowish-brown, often with a crimson shade towardthe sun, and brown dots; stalk short, stout, fleshy, oblique, sunklittle or none ; basin shallow, furrowed ; flesh white, slightly gran-ular, buttery, melting, often with a rich, very good flavor, but fre-quently poor. November, December. Shoots reddish-purple,short, erect, and asc
. The American fruit culturist. Requires warm,rich cultivation to develop its good qualities, often poor. Shootslong, slender, dark brown. Grows well on the quince. Earlywinter. Old French. Clairgeau.* Large, pyramidal-pyriform, approaching longobovate,skin yellow or yellowish-brown, often with a crimson shade towardthe sun, and brown dots; stalk short, stout, fleshy, oblique, sunklittle or none ; basin shallow, furrowed ; flesh white, slightly gran-ular, buttery, melting, often with a rich, very good flavor, but fre-quently poor. November, December. Shoots reddish-purple,short, erect, and ascending ; leaves stiff. Fig. 727. France. Colmar. (Colraar Souverain, Colmar Hardenpont, Colmar Gris.)Medium or rather large, distinct pyriform ; skin yellowish-green,becoming pale yellow, often lightly sprinkled with russet; stalkan inch and a quarter long, cavity or none, calyx erect,basin moderate ; flesh fine-grained, buttery, juicy, sweet, rich, andwhen well grown and ripened of excellent, first-rate flavor—but if. Fig. 726. —Glout Morceau. FiG. 727.—Clairgeau. FiG. 72S.—Colmar. small and badly matured or overloaded trees, the quality is worth-less. The tree overbears, and the fruit needs thorough 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 ; stalklong, 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 thePasse Colmar, ripening earlier, and of similar flavor—a fine lateautumn and early winter sort. Belgian. THE PEAR. 539 Olout Morceau.* (Gloux Morceanx, Beurre dHavdenpont, ColmardHiver, Hardenpont dHiver, Linden dAutonme.) Large,short, pyriform, approaching obtuse-oval, neck very short andobtuse, body large, and tapering somewhat toward the crown ;often considerably ribbed ; surfa
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