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Index of Fruits. 



Summer Beurre d' Aremberg. Rather 

 small, short pyriform, pale green- 

 ish yellow, with some nettings of 

 russet; a little coarse; melting, 

 sweet, very good. Mid-autumn. 

 English. 



Summer Bon Chretien. Large, pyri- 

 form, ribbed, rich yellow with a 

 reddish cheek ; breaking ; very 

 juicy, sweet. Formerly much 

 valued, now generally destroyed by 

 black mildew. Early September. 



Summer Doyenne, p. 256. 



Summer Franc Real. Medium, obo- 

 vate, slightly pyriform, yellowish 

 green; fine grained, buttery, sweet, 

 pleasant. Early September. 



Summer Portugal, p. 258. 



Summer Rose. Medium, roundish, 

 yellowish ; of poor quality. Late 

 August. 



Summer St. Germain. Medium, 

 obovate, green ; juicy, slightly 

 acid. Late August. 



Summer Thorn. See Epine d'Ete. 



Superfondante. Medium, obovate, 

 pale yellow; buttery, melting, 

 good. October. 



Surpasse Virgalieu, p. 279. 



Suzette de Bevay, p. 290. 



Swan's Egg. Small, oval, pale 

 green ; juicy, sweet, slightly 

 musky. October. 



Swiss Bergamot. Medium, roundish, 

 slightly turbinate, pale green and 

 pale red ; melting, sweet, agree- 

 able. October. 



Sylvange. Roundish obovate, pale 

 green ; melting, sweet, agreeable. 

 October. Keeps well. 



Tarquin des Pyrenees. Large, pyri- 

 form, green; quality poor great 

 keeper. 



Taylor Pear. Medium, roundish 

 oblate, green ; buttery, vinous, 

 with vanilla flavor. Early winter. 

 Va. 



Tea, p. 279. 



Theodore Van Mons, p. 267. 



Therese Appert. Medium, pyri- 

 form, deep yellow with some rus- 

 set, a rich brown cheek ; juicy, 

 melting ; very good. September. 

 New. French. 



Thompson's, p. 279. 



Thuerlinck. Very large, but of little 

 value. Belgian. 



Tillington. Small, obovate, dark 

 green, rough ; coarse, of moderate 

 quality. October. English. 



Totten's Seedling. Rather small, 

 turbinate pyriform, pale yellow; 

 buttery, melting, vinous, per- 

 fumed. Early October. Conn. 



Triomphe de Jodoigne, p. 267. 



Trout Pear. See Forelle. 



Tyler. Small, turbinate, yellow; 

 granular ; melting, brisk, vinous. 

 October. 



Tyson, p. 253. 



Uvedale's St. Germain. See Pound. 



Upper Crust. Rather small, obo- 

 vate, green, partly russeted; but- 

 tery, melting ; very good. July 

 at the South not good North. 



Urbaniste, p. 267. 



Uwchlan, p. 257. 



Vallee Franche. Medium, obovate, 

 greenish yellow ; juicy, sweet, 

 flavor rather poor. Early Sep- 

 tember. 



Van Assche, p. 279. 



Van Buren. Large, obovate, yel- 

 low with a blush ; crisp, sweet, 

 perfumed. Handsome of mode- 



