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ROUSSELET DE RHEiMs (Rousselet Musque ; Rousselet 

 Petit}. Fruit small, pyriform, and rounded at the apex. 

 Skin green, changing to yellow at maturity, and thickly 

 covered with grey russet specks, tinged with brown next 

 the sun. Eye small and open, slightly depressed. Stalk 

 an inch long, thick and not depressed. Flesh half-melt- 

 ing, rich, sugary, and highly perfumed. 



One of the oldest and best early pears. Ripe in Sep- 

 tember, but does not keep long. 



ROUSSELET DE STUTTGARDT. Fruit medium sized, pyri- 

 form or pyramidal. Skin yellowish-green, with brownish- 

 red on the side next the sun, and strewed with dots. Eye 

 open, set in a shallow basin. Stalk upwards of an inch 

 long, inserted without depression. Flesh half-melting, 

 very juicy and sugary, with a rich and perfumed flavour. 



A good early pear. Ripe in September. The tree is 

 an excellent bearer, and forms a handsome pyramid. 



Royal d'Angleterre. See Uvedales St. Germain. 

 Royal Tairlon. See Easter Bergamot. 

 Sabine. See Jaminette. 



Saffran d'Automne. See Spanish Son Chretien. 

 Saffran d'Ete. See Summer Son Chretien. 



ST. DENIS. Fruit small, turbinate, and uneven in its 

 outline. Skin pale yellow, with a crimson cheek, and 

 thickly dotted with crimson dots. Eye open, set in 

 a shallow basin. Stalk an inch and a half long, not de- 

 pressed. Flesh half-melting, very juicy and sweet, with 

 a fine aroma. 



A nice early pear. Ripe in August and September. 



ST. G-ERMAIN (Arteloire ; Inconnue la Fare ; Lafare ; 

 St. Germain Gris ; St. Germain d'Hiver; St. Germain 

 Jaune ; St. Germain Vert). Fruit large, oblong-obovate, 

 rather irregular in its outline. Skin pale greenish-yellow, 

 thickly covered with small brownish-grey dots and some- 

 times tracings of russet. Eye open, set in a narrow, un- 

 even depression Stalk an inch long, curved, and in- 

 serted without depression. Flesh white, very juicy, 

 buttery and melting, with a sprightly refreshing sugary 

 and perfumed flavour. 



A fine old dessert pear, in use from November till 

 January. The tree requires to be grown against a wall. 



St. Germain d'Ete. See Summer St. Germain. 



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