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long, inserted without depression. Flesh, yellowish, tender, crisp, very 

 juicy, sweet, and pleasantly flavoured. 



An early pear ; ripe in August. In appearance it is like a miniature 

 Jargonelle. 



SUMMER ROSE (Epine Rose; Ognonnet; Rose; Thorny Rose). 

 Fruit, medium sized ; oblate, and handsomely shaped. Skin, yellowish 

 green, becoming more yellow as it attains maturity, with markings of 

 russet on the shaded side, and bright reddish purple, covered with 

 greyish brown specks, next the sun. Eye, open, set in a wide and 

 shallow basin. Stalk, an inch and a half long, slender, and inserted 

 in a small round cavity. Flesh, whitish, half-melting, gritty at the core, 

 tender, juicy, sugary, with a pleasant, refreshing, and musky flavour. 



A fine summer pear ; ripe in August. The tree is healthy and 

 vigorous, and an excellent bearer. Succeeds well as a standard either 

 on the pear or quince. 



SUMMER ST. GERMAIN (St. Germain d'Ete; St. Germain de 

 Martin; Short's St. Germain). Fruit, medium sized ; obovate. Skin, 

 greenish pale yellow, mottled and speckled with brown russet. Eye, 

 open, with dry membranous, cup-like segments, set in a narrow and 

 slight depression. Stalk, an inch and a quarter long, slightly curved, 

 and obliquely inserted in a small cavity ; fleshy at the base, and with 

 a fleshy lip on one side of it. Flesh, juicy, slightly gritty and astringent, 

 with a brisk, sweet, and rather pleasant flavour. 



A second-rate pear ; ripe in the end of August. 



f SUMMER THORN (Bugiarda; Epine d'Ete; Couleur de Rose; 

 Epine d'Ete Vert; Fondante Musque). Fruit, medium sized ; pyriform 

 or long pyriform, and rounded at the apex. Skin, smooth, and covered 

 with greenish russet dots, green in the shade, but yellowish next the 

 sun and towards the stalk. Eye, small, open, with long broad seg- 

 ments, set in a shallow and plaited basin. Stalk, an inch long, curved, 

 and obliquely inserted without any depression. Flesh, white, melting, 

 juicy, and of a rich, musky flavour. 



It is an excellent autumn pear ; ripe in September, but does not 

 keep long, as it soon becomes mealy. The tree is vigorous, a good 

 bearer, succeeds well as a standard either on the pear or quince, but 

 prefers the latter. 



Supreme. See Windsor. 



SURPASSE CRASANNE. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and 

 a half wide, and the same high ; roundish turbinate. Skin, completely 

 covered with dark cinnamon-coloured russet, even on the shaded side. 

 Eye, open, set in a deep and ribbed basin. Stalk, nearly an inch long, 

 stout, and inserted between two lips. Flesh, somewhat gritty, juicy, 

 melting, richly flavoured, and with a fine aroma. 



An excellent pear ; ripe in November. 



