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Scot's Cornuck. See CharnocJc. 



SECKLE (New York Red-cheek; Shakespear ; SicJcer}. 

 Fruit small, obovate. Skin yellowish-brown on the 

 shaded side, and reddish-brown next the sun. Eyo small 

 and open, not depressed. Stalk half an inch long, in- 

 serted in a narrow depression. Flesh buttery, melting, 

 and very juicy, very sweet and rich, with a powerful 

 aroma. 



A most delicious pear. Eipe in October. The tree is 

 an abundant bearer, and very hardy ; but does not suc- 

 ceed well on the quince. 



Seigneur. See Fondante d' Automne. 



Seigneur. See White Doyenne. 



Seigneur d'Esperen. See Fondante d' Automne. 



Seigneur d'Hiver. See Faster Beiirre. 



Sept en G-ueule. See Petit Muscat. 



Serrurieur d' Automne. See Urbaniste. 



SEUTIN. Fruit medium sized, oval. Skin yellowish, 

 covered with flakes and dots of russet. Eye prominent 

 and open. Stalk an inch and a half long. Flesh half- 

 melting, coarse-grained, pretty juicy and sweet. Hipe in 

 December and January. 



Shakespear. See SecJcle. 



SHOBDEN COUET. Fruit below medium size, oblate, 

 even in its outline. Skin deep, rich yellow, with a blush 

 of red next the sun, and covered with rough russety dots. 

 Eye very small, almost wanting, set in a small, round, 

 rather deep basin. Stalk very long and slender, inserted 

 in a small cavity. Flesh white, coarse-grained, juicy, 

 briskly acid and sweet, but not highly flavoured. Eipe 

 in January and February. 



Short's St. Germain. See Summer St. Germain. 



Sicker. See Seckle. 



SIEULLE (Bergamotte Sieulle; Beurre Sieulle ; Doyenn6 

 Sieulle]. Fruit medium sized, roundish-turbinate. Skin 

 smooth, pale yellow, thickly covered with russet dots, 

 and sometimes with a tinge of red next the sun. Eye 

 open, set in a shallow basin. Stalk an inch long, set in a 

 small cavity. Flesh coarse-grained, buttery, and very 

 juicy, rich, sugary, vinous, and aromatic. R-ipe in Octo- 

 ber and November. 



