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208. JESCHIL ARMUDI. Thompson. 



A new Turkish fruit ; valued mostly for its beauty ; 

 yellowish green, beautifully striped with bright red and 

 dark red next the sun ; of middle size and pyramidal form; 

 breaking, sweet, and musky. Ripe in Augus-t, 



209. MABILLE. Jamm. 



New, large, beurree, and of good quality as an early 

 summer fruit ; ripening at Paris in August. 



210. SUMMER SAINT GERMAIN. Thompson. 

 Of medium size ; form obovate; color green and partially 



bronzed ; flesh juicy, good, and ripening in August. The 

 tree a good bearer. 



l/fc6. * JULIENNE. 



L'ARCHIDUC D'ETE. SUMMER BEURHE. Syn. of Coze. 

 SUMMER DOYENNE, erroneously. 



The tree grows upright and handsome ; it bears young 

 and most abundantly. The fruit is of medium size, in- 

 clining to obovate, tapering towards the stalk, which is 

 ) short ; the skin is smooth, of a pale yellow color, with a 

 faint blush next the sun ; the flesh is perfectly melting, 

 rich, and juicy. One of the most beautiful and valuable 

 fruits of its season, and deserving an extensive cultivation. 

 It ripens the last of August. 



I- 27. *PASSANS DU PORTUGAL. Thompson. 

 \ Of medium size, obovate form ; of a pale brown color ; 

 juicy and excellent. August. A good bearer. 



28. SABINE D'ETE. Land. Hort. Trans. Lindley. 

 Raised in 1819, by Mr. Sloffels, of Mechlin; named for 



Mr. Sabinc. The form is pyramidal, terminating in a round, 

 blunt point at the stalk ; the color yellow, but fine scarlet 

 next the sun ; the whole surface smooth, regular, and pol- 

 ished ; flesh white, melting, juicy, and highly perfumed. 

 It ripens early in August. The young wood is slender. It 

 bears abundantly. 



29. SEIGNEUR D'ETfe Land. Hort. Trans. Lind. 

 This pear has been known many years in Flanders. It 



is above the middle size, a blunt oval ; of a fine orange 

 color, but bright scarlet next the sun, and marbled ; tne 

 flesh melting, free from grit ; a rich and beautiful pear. It 

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