THE TEAR, 851 



slightly brown in the sun, iietted and patched with russet, and thickly 

 dotted with conspicuous russet dots. Stalk shoi't. Cavity deep. Calyx 

 closed. Basin abrupt. Flesh whitish, juicy, melting, sweet, slightly 

 aromatic. Good to very good. September. 



Saint Michael Archangel. 

 St. Michel Archange. Plombgastel. Dusnas. 



A French Fear, of unknown origin. Tree vigorous and productive 

 Young wood yellowish olive. 



Fi'uit large, ovate obovate pyriform. Skin pale yellow, slightly net- 

 ted and patclied with russet, and thickly sprinkled with green and rus- 

 set dots. Stalk i-ather stout, a little inclined in a small cavity by a 

 ileshy ring or lip. Calyx partially closed. Segments rather short, stift'. 

 Basin uneven, furrowed. Flesh whitish, buttery, juicy, melting, slightly 

 aromatic. Good to very good. October. 



Saint Vincent de Paul. 



A new foreign Pear. Tree moderately vigorous. Young wood a 

 veiy dark rich olive brown. 



Fruit medium, oblate pyriform, broad at calyx. Skin light yellow, 

 mostly covered with thin light russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet 

 dots. Stalk long, slender. Calyx with short erect segments. Basin 

 abrupt. Flesh firm, juicy, melting, not sweet. Good. November . 



Salisbury Seedling. 



A native of Western New York. Tree vigorous. 



Fruit obtuse pyriform. Skin rough, somewliat covered with russet, 

 and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk short and thick. Calyx 

 j.'artially closed, in a deep, uneven basin. Flesh coarse, white, sweet, 

 breaking, not juicy or melting. Scarcely good. September. 



Salviata. 

 Forniquet. Perfumed. fipine Rose Gris. 



An old variety, now superseded by better sorts. 



Fruit below medium, obovate ovate obtuse pyriform, light yellow, 

 dotted with russet. Flesh breaking, juicy, musky. Good. Last of 

 August. 



Sand Pear. 

 Chinese Sand Pear. 



This variety is vahied mainly as a curiosity, although it is good for 

 cooking. The tree is remarkably vigoroias, with lai'ge, glossy foliage. 



The fruit is of medium size, roundish pyriform, dull yellow, covered 

 with a rough, sandy-like russet. Flesh firm, motlerately juicy, cooks 

 well, and acquires a fine color. Septembei*. 



Sanguinole. 

 Sanmina d'ltalie. Bloody. Grenade. 



An ancient Pear, of iinknown origin. As an amateur curiosity it is 

 only desirable. 



