212 PEABS. 



SIMON BOTJVIER. Fruit below medium size, obtuse- 

 pyriform. Skin smooth, bright green, becoming yellowish 

 as it ripens, and dotted and mottled with brown russet. 

 Eye small, placed in a slight depression. Stalk three 

 quarters of an inch long, slightly curved, and inserted 

 without depression. Flesh white, tender, and melting, 

 rich, sugary, and finely perfumed. Ripe in September. 



Small Winter Beurre. See Bezi de Caissoy. 



Snow. See White Doyenne. 



SOLDAT ESPEEEN. Fruit large, obovate. Skin pale 

 lemon-yellow, marked here and there with tracings of 

 russet, and considerably covered with minute dots. Eye 

 large, slightly closed, and placed in a shallow depression. 

 Stalk an inch long, inserted in a narrow cavity. Flesh 

 yellowish-white, buttery, melting, and very juicy, rich 

 and sugary, having somewhat of the flavour of the Autumn 

 Bergamot. 



A very excellent pear. Ripe in November. 



Souveraine. See Passe Colmar. 



SPANISH BON CHRETIEN (Gratioli d'Automne; Sajfran 

 d'Automne; Spanish Warden}. Fruit large, pyritbrm. 

 Skin greenish-yellow, covered with cinnamon-coloured 

 russet, and with a deep lively red colour next the sun. 

 Eye open, set in a depression. Stalk an inch and a half 

 long, slender, inserted without depression. Flesh white, 

 fine-grained and crisp, with a brisk flavour, and fine 

 musky aroma. 



A fine stewing pear, in use from November till March. 



Spanish Warden. See Spanish ~Bon Chretien. 



DE SPOELBERG. Fruit about medium size, somewhat 

 turbinate and uneven in its outline, being considerably 

 ribbed and undulating. Skin smooth, pale straw coloured, 

 sprinkled with green dots and patches of russet. Eye 

 large, half open, and prominently set. Stalk an inch 

 and a quarter long, inserted without depression. Flesh 

 yellowish, buttery, not very juicy, sweet, slightly musky, 

 and richly flavoured. Ripe in November. 



Spring Beurre. See Verulam. 



Staunton. See G-anseTs Bergamot. 



SUCREE VERT (Green Sugar). Fruit medium sized, 

 roundish-turbinate. Skin pale yellowish-green, covered 

 with numerous green and grey dots, and a few tracings 



