126 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDIST. 



[R. 2.] MUSCAT L'ALLEMAND. German Muscat, (q.) 



Considered by many an outcast. The wood cankers, 

 the fruit blights. (84) (M 4 ) (q.) 



IMPERIALS A FEUILLES DE CHENE. Imperial Oak- 

 leaved. April and May. (q.) 



SAINT PERE. Poire de Saint Pere. Baking. 

 POIRE X GOBERT. June. 



[R. 2.] BERGAMOTTE D'HOLLANDE. Holland Berga- 



mot. D'Alenjon. 



This fruit keeps till May, and has with some become an 

 outcast. (84) (q.) 



TARQUIN. April and May. 



SARASIN. Is considered here as an outcast. (84) (q.) 



[R. 4.] BERGAMOTTE SYLVANGE. 



The Sylvange vert d'Hiver is better than this, and the 

 best of all the Sylvanges. 



SECTION II. 



The following old varieties are described by Duhamel 

 and other authors, in the order of their maturity. 



GROS BLANQUETTE RONDE. Duh. July. 



1O. GREEN CHISSEL. 



The tree is feeble, but productive ; the fruit in clusters; 

 is small, nearly globular; color green, but brown next the 

 sun ; gritty, saccharine, perfumed. Last of July. 



SUGAR Top, or July. 



AMBROSIA. Early Bcurre. Lind. 



Medium-sized; form roundish, flattened ; skin smooth, 

 greenish yellow ; flesh tender, rich, sugary ; juice per- 

 fumed. Last of August. 



MUSCAT ROYAL. Duh. End of August. 

 AUTUMN BOUNTY. (84) 



