758 THE PEAR. 



melting, sweet, slightly vinous and aromatic, rich and excellent. Very 

 good to best. November, December. 



English Jargonelle. 



Epargne. Sweet Summer. 



Grosse Cuisse Madame. Chandelle. 



Beau Present. Chopine. 



Poire de tables des princes. Certeau Madam. 



Saint Sampson. Beurre de Paris. 



Saint Lambert. Espargne. 



Belle Verge. Reserve Pear. 



Sparbirne. Jargonelle de Knoop. 



Frauenschenkel. Sicile. 



Real Jargonelle. Long Island Summer. 



An old variety, variable in quality and decays at the core soon aftei 

 maturity. If gathei-ed early is very good. Tree a strong grower, with 

 a rather straggling, pendent habit. 



Fruit pretty large, long pyriform, tapering into the stalk. Skin 

 greenish yellow, smooth, with a little brownish color on the sunny side. 

 Stalk nearly two inches long, rather slender, curved, obliquely set. 

 Calyx open, ^vith quite long projecting segments, and sunk in a small 

 and fui'rowed basin. The flesh is yellowish white, rather coarse-grained, 

 juicy, with a sprightly refreshing flavor. Good. August. 



Epine d'Et^. 



Summer Thorn. Petite Epine d'l&te. 



Fondante Musquee. Bugiarda. 



Satin Vert. Bugiarda des Italiens. 



Tree moderately vigorous, spreading, productive. 



Fruit medium, pyriform. Skin greenish yellow. Flesh tender, 

 melting, with a sweet, musky, peculiar flavor. Good. Last of August 

 and first of September. 



fipiNE ROYALE. 



A French Pear. Tree vigorous, very productive. 

 Fruit medium, pyriform, yellowish, with bright red in the sun. 

 Flesh fine, melting, juicy, sweet, vinous. October. (S. V. M.) 



Ermesinde. 



A French variety. 



Fruit large, oblong ovate pyriform, dull greenish, mostly covered 

 Rnd netted with russet, few dark blackish dots. Flesh white, fine, 

 melting, juicy, sweet, agreeable. October. (Alb. Pom.) 



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Ernestine Auzolle. 



Of French origin. 



Fruit small, roundish pyriform, sometimes acute pyriform, gi-eenish 

 yellow, with a shade of brown in sun, often netted and patched ^^^th 

 russet. Flesh rather coarse, yellowish, moderately juicy, half melting, 

 Bweet. Good. September, October. 



