Origin, raised by T. A. Knight, and named after the 

 estate of Rouse Lench, near Evesham, then occupied 

 by Sir W. Rouse Broughton, his son-in-law. It first 

 fruited in 1820. A fruit of moderate merit, not coming 

 up to Hogg's description in my experience. 



Rousse Lench : see Rouse Lench. 



ROUSSELET DE RHEIMS. Verger, II., 64. 

 G. Rousselet von Rheims. (Girofle'.) Culinary or 

 dessert, September, small, 2 by 2j, oval conical, even. 

 Skin, smooth. Colour, greenish yellow with brown red 

 flush and conspicuous dots. Flesh, yellowish white, 

 half melting, juicy with distinct flavour, common 

 to the Rousselets. Eye, large, open on level. Stem, 

 long and slender, woody, inserted at apex of fruit. 

 Growth, good, making a good standard : fertility 

 excellent. Origin, a very old variety which was mentioned 

 by Le Lectier in 1628. It is occasionally found in old 

 orchards in this country. The Gros Rousselet is often 

 grown also under the name " de Rheims," but is quite 

 a distinct variety. An excellent cooking pear and 

 quite acceptable for dessert uses. 



ST. GERMAIN. Decaisne, IV., 4. Culinary, Decem- 

 ber to January, medium, 4 by 3, long conical or calebasse, 

 uneven, one side rather swollen. Skin, smooth. Colour, 

 grass green changing to pale greenish yellow, covered 

 with minute russet dots and a little russet round stem 

 Flesh, whitish, fairly fine grained, extra juicy, very 

 richly perfumed. Eye, open in a very shallow basin. 

 Stem, ; i in., woody, generally at an angle, on surface. 

 Growth, vigorous, hardy ; fertility moderate. Leaf, 

 long oval, a little upfolded, finely serrate, held up. 

 Origin, this was found growing wild in the banks ot the 

 river Fare at St. Germain-d'Arca, and was known, to 

 writers in the seventeenth century. This pear has been 

 somewhat abused, but when grown on light soil it is of 

 good quality and still worth trying. 



St. Michel : see Doyenne Blanc. 



