214 PEABS. 



roundish-obovate. Skin smootli, of a fine yellow colour, 

 and frequently with a red blush on the side next the 

 sun, and strewed with dots. Eye small and open, 

 set in a shallow plaited basin. otalk short, not de- 

 pressed. Flesh white, melting, and very juicy, rich 

 and sugary. 



An excellent early pear. Ripe in the end of July, 

 but requires to be gathered before it becomes yellow, 

 otherwise it soon decays. The tree is hardy, and a good 

 bearer. 



SUMMER FKANC REAL (Coule Soif; Fin Or d'Ete ; 

 Franc Real d' ' Ete ; Great Mouthwater ; Gros Micet 

 d'Ete; Grosse Jbfouille Souche}. Fruit medium sized, 

 obovate. Skin smooth, pale yellowish-green, strewed 

 with numerous brown and green dots. Eye small and 

 open, sot in a- small undulating basin. Stalk short and 

 thick, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh white, fine- 

 grained, buttery and melting, rich and sugary. 



An excellent early pear. Ripe in September. 



SUMMER ROSE (Epine Hose; Og nonet ; Rose; Thorny 

 Rose}. Fruit medium sized, oblate. Skin greenish- 

 yellow on the shaded side, and bright reddish-purple on 

 the side next the gun, strewed with russet dots. Eye 

 open, set in a wide and shallow basin. Stalk an inch 

 and a half long, slender, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh 

 half-melting, tender, juicy, sugary, with a pleasant, re- 

 freshing flavour and musky aroma. 



A very nice early pear. Ripe in August. 



SUMMER ST. GEEMAIN (St. Germain d'Ete; St. Ger- 

 main de Martin; Short's St. Germain}. Fruit medium 

 sized, obovate. Skin greenish pale yellow, mottled and 

 speckled with brown russet. Eye open, set in a narrow 

 and slight depression. Stalk an inch and a quarter long, 

 inserted in a small cavity. Flesh juicy, slightly gritty 

 and astringent, with a brisk, sweet, and rather pleasant 

 flavour. 



A second-rate pear. Ripe in the end of August. 



SUMMER THOBN (Bugiarda; Epine d'Ete Couleur de 

 Rose; Epine d'Ete Vert; Fondante Musque). Fruit 

 medium sized, pyriform or long pyriform, and rounded at 

 the apex. Skin smooth, and covered with greenish- 

 russet dots, green in the shade, but yellowish next the 

 sun and towards the stalk. Eye small, set in a shallow 

 and plaited basin. Stalk an inch long, curved, and 



