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of russet. Eye small and open, set in a wide and shallow 

 basin. Stalk an inch, long, inserted in a small cavity. 

 Flesh yellowish-white, melting and very juicy, sugary 

 and perfumed. Ripe in October. 



SUFFOLK THOKN. Fruit medium sized, roundish-turbi- 

 Date. Skin pale lemon-yellow, covered with numerous 

 small dots and irregular patches of pale ashy-grey russet, 

 which are most numerous on the side next the sun. Eye 

 very small and open, set in a deep basin. Stalk short 

 and stout, not deeply inserted. Flesh yellowish- white, 

 exceedingly melting, buttery, and juicy, with a rich, 

 sugary juice exactly similar in flavour to Gansel's 

 Bergamot. 



A most delicious pear. Bipe in October. The tree 

 is quite hardy, and an excellent bearer, forming a hand- 

 some pyramid on the pear stock. 



SUMMER ARCHDUKE (Amire Roux ; Archduke d'JEte; 

 Broivn Admiral; G-rosse Off nonet; Ognonet ; Ognonet 

 Musque). Fruit medium sized, turbinate. Skin smooth, 

 and shining, yellowish-green, covered with dark brownish- 

 red next the sun. Eye open, set in a shallow depression. 

 Stalk an inch long, stout, inserted in a small cavity. 

 Flesh whitish, rather gritty, juicy, and sweet. Bipe in 

 the beginning of August. 



The Summer Hose is also called Ognonet. 



Summer Bell. See Windsor. 



SUMMER BON CHRETIEN (Florence d'Ele; Gratwli; 

 G-ratioli di Roma; Sqffran d'JEte). Fruit large, pyri- 

 form, very irregular and bossed in its outline. Skin 

 yellow, with a tinge of pale red next the sun, and strewed 

 with green specks. Eye small, set in an uneven, shallow 

 basin. Stalk two inches and a half long, curved, and 

 obliquely inserted in a knobbed cavity. Flesh yellow, 

 crisp, juicy, sweet, and pleasantly flavoured. Ripe in 

 September. 



SUMMER CRASANNE (Crasanne d'JEte). Fruit small, 

 roundish, and flattened. Skin pale yellow, entirely 

 covered with cinnamon-coloured russet. Eye wide open, 

 set in a shallow basin. Stalk an inch and a half long. 

 Flesh half-melting, very juicy, sweet, and aromatic. Bipe 

 in the end of August and beginning of September. 



SUMMER DOYENNE (Doyenne d'JZte; Doyenne deJuillet; 

 Duchesse de Herri d'Ete ; Roi Jolimont). Fruit small, 



