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Serrurier. (Fondante de Millot.) Medium, conic-obovate, obtuse ; 

 yellow, thickly dotted, slightly russeted ; stalk rather short; cavity 

 small, basin shallow ; flesh slightly granular, juicy, melting, brisk, 

 vinous. September, October. 



Shepard. (Shepard's Seedling.) Medium or large, obovate, ribbed 

 toward the crown; yellow, slightly russeted, thickly dotted; stalk 

 an inch long, slightly sunk ; calyx erect, basin ribbed , flesh very 

 melting and buttery, of a fine, agreeable flavor. Early October. 

 Dorchester, Mass. 



St. Andre. Size medium, obovate-turbinate, crown blunted; skin 

 greenish-yellovy, slightly dotted red ; stalk an inch long, fleshy at 

 insertion; basin shallow ; flesh greenish-white, fine-grained, but- 

 tery and melting, perfumed, excellent. September. Bark cracks. 



Sterling. Medium or rather large, roundish-obovate, sometimes 

 obscurely pyriform ; light yellow, often with a little russet, and a 

 red cheek ; stalk long and stout, inserted in a slight cavity by a 

 fleshy ring; basin shallow, uneven ; flesh rather coarse, juicy, half 

 melting, good. First of September. The strong upright growth 

 and productiveness of the tree, and the handsome appearance of 

 the truit, render the Sterling a market variety, although not stand- 

 ing very high in quality. Origin, Livingston County, N. Y. 



Superfine.* Medium, roundish-obovate with a small, narrow neck 

 tapering into the stalk ; greenish-yellow, somewhat russeted and 

 sometimes a brownish cheek ; very juicy and melting, with a rich, 

 agreeable, vinous, and sub-acid flavor. October. Tree vigorous. 

 Grows well on quince. France. 



Surpasse Virgalieu. Medium obovate, sometimes roundish-obovate ; 

 pale yellow, dots few, minute ; sometimes faintly reddened to the 

 sun ; stalk medium ; cavity moderate, oblique ; basin small ; flesh 

 white, fine-grained, buttery, melting, high-flavored, excellent. 



Tea. Medium, roundish-obovate, approaching pyriform ; yellow, 

 numerously dotted ; stalk rather stout, cavity small, calyx half 

 closed ; basin shallow ; flesh white, juicy, melting, vinous, very 

 good. First of September. Milford, Conn. 



Thompson. Medium in size, obovate, slightly pyriform ; yellow, 

 slightly russeted ; stalk an inch long, or less, stout ; calyx stiff, 

 scarcely cut; buttery, melting, and fine flavored. Late autumn. 



Van Assche. (Van Assene.) Rather large, broad, obovate, slightly 

 angular; crown obtuse, sides rounded; skin fair, smooth, dull 

 yellow; stalk an inch and a quarter long, slender, curved, moder- 

 ately sunk ; calyx closed ; flesh white, rather coarse, buttery, melt- 

 ing, rich. Shoots light brownish-purple, diverging; leaves con- 

 siderably serrated. Belgian. 



Vermont Beauty.* Medium, obovate, yellow, bright carmine cheek, 

 russeted; flesh rich and juicy, sweet, very good. Ripens after 

 Seckel. Very hardy. Vermont. 



Washington.* Medium in size, oblong-obovate, obtuse, sometimes 

 slightly obtuse-pyriform ; surface smooth, clear yellow, hand- 

 somely marked with conspicuous red dots on the sunny side, 

 silghtly russeted round the stalk, which is an inch and a fourth 



