346 THE FEAR. 



both ends. Skin faint yellow, blended and speckled with russet 

 in the shade, with a red russet cheek, marked with brown dots. 

 Stalk rather more than an inch long, slender, curved, inserted 

 in a very small hollow. Calyx open, small, set in a very shal- 

 low basin. Flesh white, juicy, rich and sugary, hardly first 

 rate. Last of August. Shoots upright, gray-olive. 



31. SUCREE DE HOYERSWERDA. Thomp. 

 Sugar of Hoyersworda. 



A pleasant German pear, of peculiar flavour, excellent when 

 ripened in the house. It bears immense crops. Leaves very 

 narrow. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate sometimes oblong, lengthening 

 into the stalk, which is curved and obliquely inserted. Skin 

 smooth and fair, pale yellowish-green, thickly sprinkled with 

 greenish russet dots. Calyx very small, and placed in a very 

 shallow basin. Flesh white, quite juicy, with a sweet and 

 piquant flavour. It does not keep long. Last of August. 

 Shoots long, olive brown. 



32. EPINE D'ETE. Thomp. Lind. 



Summer Thorn. 

 Fondante Musquee" 

 Satin Vert. 



A second rate, juicy, and pretty good fruit, which may be 

 introduced in a large collection. It looks a little like a small 

 Jargonelle. A good bearer. Shoots yellowish-brown. 



Fruit middle sized, pyriform. Skin smooth, greenish-yellow ; 

 a little darker on the sunny side. Stalk stout, about an inch 

 long, set without depression. Calyx short, set in a small plaited 

 basin. Flesh tender, melting, with a sweet, musky, peculiar 

 flavour. Last of August and first of September. Set with little 

 no or cavity. 



33. SUMMER BON CHRETIEN. Mill. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Bon Chretien d'Ete". O. Duh. Summer Good Christian. 



Musk Summer Bon Chretien. Coze. 



Gratioli. ) ,/> Sommer Apothekerbirne. ) ,-., 



Gratioli d'Ete. [ f/P* Sommer Gute Christenbirne. f jj 



Gratioli di Roma. ) UaLvins ' Die Sommer Christebirne. ) Oennmu. 

 Large Sugar, of some. 



This is one of the oldest pears, having been cultivated for the 

 last two centuries, all over Europe. It is common with us, 

 but the stock is generally somewhat diseased. The tree has 

 drooping shoots, and bears at the extremities of the branches. 

 Though a sweet and pleasant pear, it wants the flavour of our 

 finer sorts, and does not deserve a place in a small garden. 



