PEARS. 271 



in a small, oblique, irregular cavity. Skin smooth, yellow, 

 but of a fine red on the sunny side, marbled Avith numerous 

 brown specks and dots. Flesh yellowish, half buttery, 

 melting, and containing a rich, saccharine, well-flavoured 

 juice. 



In eating in December, January, and February. 



This succeeds well on the Pear, not on the Quince. 



141. Saint Augustin. Miller^ No. 60. Duhamel, 

 No. 99. t. 58. f 3. 



Fruit below the middle size, of a long pyramidal shape, 

 oval at its apex, and compressed on one side near the stalk, 

 about two inches and three quarters long, and two inches in 

 diameter. Eye small, with a recurved calyx, prominently 

 placed. Stalk an inch long, strong, bent, a little everted, 

 and obliquely inserted without any cavity. Skin of a fine 

 citron colour, spotted with red on the sunny side. Flesh 

 firm, and full of a saccharine, musky juice. 



In eating in December, January, and February. 



It succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



142. Saint Germain. Langley^ t. 66. f. 2. jMiller, 

 No. 59. Duhamel, No. 96. t. 52. 



Inconnu de la Faire. lb. 



Fruit large, of a pyramidal figure, tapering from the crown 

 to the stalk, about three inches and three quarters long, and 

 two inches and three quarters in diameter. Eye small, in a 

 shallow basin. Stalk an inch long, curv^ed, inserted very 

 obliquely in the fruit without any cavity. Skin yellowish 

 green, when fully matured with a few brownish specks on 

 the sunny side. Flesh white, melting, and full of very rich, 

 saccharine, high-flavoured juice. 



Ripe in November, and will keep good till Christmas. 



It succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 



This most excellent Pear, known to almost every gar- 

 dener in England, was discovered on the banks of the river 

 Faire, in the parish of Saint Germain, in the ci-devant pro- 

 vince of the isle of France. 



It requires a good soil, and a south ©r south-east aspect. 

 If planted in a cold soil it is apt to be ill-shaped and gritty. 



143. SAiNT-PfiRE. Duhamel, No. 117. 

 Saint-Pair. lb. 



Poire de Saint-Pere. Bon. Jard. 1827. p. 315. 



Fruit below the middle size, of a turbinate figure, about 

 two inches and a half long, and two inches and a quarter in 

 diameter. Eye small, sunk in a shallow plaited basin. 



