FOR AMATEUR CULTURE. 885 



SUZETTE DE BaVAY. 

 Suzette de Bavay CEsperen) . 



Foreign. Tree vigorous, shoots light greenish brown. Fruit medium, 

 obovate pyriform, dull yellow and russet ; flesh melting, juicy, " very 

 good." February and March. 



Summer Portugal. 



Passans du Portugal. 



Foreign. Tree upright growth, shoots reddish brown. Fruit below 

 medium, roundish obovate, pale yellow, brownish red in sun ; stem one 

 inch; calyx erect; flesh white, juicy, breaking, "very good." Last of 

 August. 



Tea. 



American. Native of New-Haven Co., Ct. Fruit below medium, 

 roundish oval, clear rich yellow, blush in sun ; calyx with short open seg- 

 ments, even with surface ; core small ; flesh whitish, melting, juicy, *' very 

 good," nearly " best." Last September. 



Theodore. 



Theodore Van Mens. 



Foreign. Fruit medium, obovate {:)yriform, yellow, with russet .spots ; 

 stem long, little or no depression ; calyx large, open ; broad segments ; 

 flesh whitish, melting, " very good" on quince. November. 



Triomphe de Jodoigne. 



Foreign. Tree very strong, vigorous grower, not an early beaier. 

 Fruit large to very large, obovate, obtuse pyriform, greenish, with traces 

 and faint spots of russet ; flesh melting, juicy, sub- acid, "good." No- 

 vember. 



Upper Crust. 



American. Native of South Carolina. Tree healthy, moderate grower, 

 branches slender, forming a pyriform head. Fruit size and shape cf Dear- 

 born SeedUng, green, with distinct irregular russet blotches ; flesh buttery, 

 melting, " very good," if not " best." July. (Wm. Sumner, in Hort.) 



Vicompte de Spoelberch. 



Despoilberg, I Bezi de Spoelberch, 



Vicompte ae Spoelberg. 



Foreign. Tree moderately vigorous, branches upright, yellowish brown, 

 with whitish gray specks. Fruit large, obovate, obtuse pyriform, pale 

 yellow. when mature, httle red in sun, and russet patches and specks; 

 stem long, stout, fleshy at base; calyx medium; segments short, erect; 

 core medium; flesh white, fine-grained, buttery, melting, juicy, su^jary, 

 "best," December, New, comparatively; deserves trial, 



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