862 THE PEAR. 



Suffolk Thorn. 



An Englisli Pear, raised from seed of Gansel's Bergamot. 

 Fruit small, roundish pyrifoi-m. Skin yellowish, mostly covered witt 

 lliin russet. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, melting. Good. October. 



Sugar Top. 



July Pear. Prince's Sugar. Prince's Sugar Top. 



Fruit roundish, top-shaped. Skin smooth, yellow. Flesh white, 

 somewhat juicy and breaking, sweet, but with little flavor. Last of July. 



Sullivan. 

 Van Mons, No. 889. 



Sent to this country by Van Mons, and named by Mr. Manning. 

 Young shoots slender, divei'ging, reddish broA\Ti. 



Finxit of medium size, oblong pyriform. Skin pale greenish yellow. 

 Stalk an inch and a half long, stout, tapering to the stalk. Flesh 

 juicy, melting, sweet, and pleasant. Good. September. 



Summer Archduke. 



Archiduc d'Ete. Gros Ognonet. Archduke of Summer. 



Amu'e roux. Ognonet. Brown Admired. 



Amire roux de Tours. Ognonnet. Great Onion Pear. 



De-la-mi-Juillet. Oignonet. Ognonet Musque. 



Fruit medium, obovate pyriform. Skin smooth, yellowish gi-een, 

 covered with dark brownish red next the sun. Calyx open. Basin 

 shallow. Flesh whitish, rather gritty, jxiicy, and sweet. Bipe early 

 August. (Hogg.) 



Summer Bergamot. 

 Bergamotte d'Ete. 



The Summer Bergamot is an old foreign variety, of small size and 

 second cpiality. The tree is of feeble growth. 



Fruit quite small, round. Skin yellowish green. Flesh juicy, and 

 pretty rich in flavor, but quickly becomes mealy and dry. Last of July. 



There is a Large Summer Bergamot, quite distinct from the above. 

 Flesh breaking and half buttery, not rich. September. The tree grows 

 and bears finely. 



Summer Beurre d'Arp-.mberg. 



Raised by Thomas Rivers, of Sawbridgewoith, Herts, England. 

 T)-ee hardy, moderately vigorous, upright, very productive. 



Fruit medium or below, somewhat turbinate or short obovate. Skin 

 of a lemon color, slight nettings and patches of russet, particularly 

 around the stem. Stalk rather long, inserted in a small cavity. Calyx 

 very small. Basin deep and narrow. Flesh tender, melting, juicy, brisk, 

 vinous and perfumed, apt to rot at the core \inless gathered early. Fii'st 

 of September. (Gard. Chron.) 



