646 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



with flakes and dots of russet. Eye, prominent and open. Stalk, an 

 inch and a half long. Flesh, half- melting, coarse-grained, pretty juicy 

 and sweet. 



Ripe in December and January. 



Shakespear. See Seckle. 



SHOBDEN COURT. Fruit, below medium size ; oblate, even in 

 its outline. Skin, deep, rich yellow, with a blush of red next the sun, 

 and covered with rough russety dots. Eye, very small, almost wanting, 

 set in a small, round, rather deep basin. Stalk, very long and slender, 

 inserted in a small cavity. Flesh, white, coarse-grained, juicy, briskly 

 acid and sweet, but not highly flavoured. 



A second-rate pear ; ripe in January and February. Mr. Blackmore 

 says it is not worth growing. 



Raised by Mr. T. A. Knight, President of the Horticultural Society of London, 

 and named by him after Shobden Court, Herefordshire, the seat of Lord Bateman. 



Short's St. Germain. See Summer St. Germain. 



Sicker. See Seckle. 



Sieulle. See Doyenne Sieulle. 



SIMON BOUYIER. Fruit, below medium size ; obtuse pyriforni. 

 Skin, smooth, bright green, becoming yellowish as it ripens, and 

 dotted and mottled with brown russet. Eye, small, placed in a slight 

 depression. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch long, slightly curved, 

 and inserted without depression. Flesh, white, tender, and melting, 

 rich, sugary, and finely perfumed. 



An excellent pear ; ripe in September. 



SINCLAIR (Sinclair d'Ete). Fruit, large, three inches and a 

 quarter wide, and three inches and a half long ; long turbinate, very 

 wide at the crown, and tapering abruptly to the stalk by deep concave 

 curves to a narrow point, even and symmetrical in shape. Skin, 

 smooth, fine clear lemon-yellow, with a faint blush of red next the 

 sun. Eye, open, with small erect segments, set in a wide saucer-like 

 basin. Stalk, an inch long, fleshy in the lower part, where it gradually 

 widens out into the surface of the fruit. Flesh, fine-grained, buttery, 

 melting, with a rich vinous flavour and a fine musky perfume. 



An excellent pear ; ripe during October. 



This was raised by Van Mons, and named in honour of Sir John Sinclair, the 

 eminent Scotch agriculturist. 



Six. See Beurre Six. 

 Skinless. See Sans Peau. 



SMALL BLANQUET (Poire a la Perle; Petit Blanqmt}. Fruit, 

 small; obtuse pyriform. Skin, smooth, shining, and appearing tram- 



