126 NEW AMERICAN ORCHARDISf. 



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



Considered by many an outcast. The wood cankers, 

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



IMPERIALS A FEUILLES DE CHENE. Imperial Oak* 

 leaved. April and May, (q.) 



SAINT FERE. Poire de Saint Pere. Baking* 

 POIRE A GOBERT. June* 



[R. 2.] BERGAMOTTB D'HOLLANDE. Holland Bergd- 



mot. D'Alencon, 



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, Dulh July. 



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 Beurre. Lind. 



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

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

 fumed. Last of August. 



MUSCAT ROYAL. Duh, End of August, 

 AUTUMN BOUNTY. (84) 



