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Saint Germain^ Summer. — Brown and green ; obovate ; 

 2d size; juicy; 2d quality, T; Aug. S. Good bearer. 

 Synonyms : Saint Germain de Martin, Short's Saint Ger- 

 main. 



Saint Germain, Uvedale's. — The following are additional 

 Synony^ns : De Tonneau, Belle de Jersey, Piper, Cham- 

 bers's Large. 



Saint Lizin. — Pale yellow and brown ; pyriform ; 1st size; 

 crispy, K ; Sept. Oct. S. Large handsome fruit, only fit for 

 stewing : better bearer as a standard than Uvedale's Saint 

 Germain. [In the 2d edition the Mons. le Cure was made 

 a synonym- of this ; the error has since been discovered, and 

 the name cancelled. The Bon Jardinier for 1841 has re- 

 corded the same mistake.] 



Sarazin. — Brown ; oblong ; 2d size ; crispy ; 3d quality, 

 K; April, July, W. 



Shobden Court. — Yellow and russet ; obovate ; 2d size ; 

 buttery; 1st quality, T; Jan. Feb. S. Rich sugary 

 flavor. 



Steven^ s Genesee. — Pale green and yellow; obovate; 1st 

 size; buttery; 1st quality, T ; Oct. S. Resembles white 

 Doyenne. [Another American seedling which ranks as a 

 first-rate fruit. Mr. Manning introduced it into the vicinity 

 of Boston, and probably sent scions to the London Hort. 

 Soc. Described by him in Vol. VIII, p. 61.] 



StofeVs, — Green and brown ; obovate; 2d size ; crispy; 

 2d quality, T ; March, April, S. 



Suffolk Thoim. — Brown ; roundish ; 2d size ; buttery ; 

 1st quality, T; Oct. S. Flavor of Gansell's 6ergamot, the 

 sort from which it was raised. 



Surpasse Meuris. — Resembles Figue de Naples. 



Thompson's. — Has proved an exceedingly rich variety. 



Urhaniste. — Has proved best from a standard. 



ValUe Franche. — A good bearer, but the tree inclines to 

 canker. 



Vicar of Winkfield. — Green, brown and red ; pyriform , 

 1st size ; buttery ; 2d quality, T; Nov. Jan. S. Very large, 

 tree vigorous and a good bearer. Synonyms : Monsieur le 

 Cure, Dumas, Clion, and the Burgomeester pear of many 

 cultivators around Boston, as described by Mr. Manning in 

 Book of Fruits, No. 67, p. 90. [After much confusion in 

 regard to this variety, the true name has at last been ascer- 

 tained, and its synonyms detected.] 



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