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SuZETTE DE BAVAY. 

 Suzette de Bavay (Esperen) . 



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

 ubovate pyriform, dull yellow and russet; flesh melting, juicy, &quot;very 

 good.&quot; 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, &quot; very good.&quot; 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, &quot; very 

 good,&quot; nearly &quot; best.&quot; Last September. 

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THEODORE. 



Theodore Van Mons. 



Foreign. Fruit medium, obovate pyriform, yellow, with russet spots ; 

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

 flesh whitish, melting, &quot;very good&quot; on quince. November. 



TRIOMPHE DE JODOIGNE. 



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

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

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

 vember. 



UPPER CRUST. 



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

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

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

 melting, &quot; very good,&quot; if not &quot; best.&quot; July. (Wm. Sumner, in Hort.) 



VICOMPTE DE SPOELBERCH. 



Despoilberg, I Bezi de Spoelberch, 

 Vicompte de Spoelberg . 



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

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

 yellow. when mature, little 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, sugary, 

 best.&quot; December. New, comparatively ; deserves trial. 



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