ST. SWITHIN. Dessert, July to August, medium, 

 pyriform. Skin, smooth, pale green, almost covered 

 with fine russet and fairly red on one side. Flesh, 

 greenish white, melting, sweet and refreshing. Eye, 

 closed in a very shallow basin. Stem, stout, one inch 

 long. A nice fruit, valued for its earliness, but there are 

 better at this season. Raised by Messrs. Rivers from 

 a seed of Calebasse Tougard, and introduced before 1884. 



SANGUINOLE. Her. Pom.. II., 34. (De Sauge, 

 Grenarde.) Culinary, August to September, small, 

 2 by if, round conical, even. Skin, rough. Colour, 

 bronzed russet with slight red cheek. Flesh, firm, wine 

 red, gritty, slightly sweet. Eye, wide open on a level. 

 Stem, very long, slender, in a slight cavity. Growth, 

 vigorous, little spreading ; fertility great. Leaf, long 

 oval, finely serrate, held nearly flat, undulating. Origin, 

 this has been known for several centuries and is still 

 occasionally met with in orchards of cider fruit. There 

 are several varieties of pears with this curious beetroot 

 coloured flesh, of which drawings may be seen in 

 Decaisne's " Jar din Fruitier" vol. VI., plates 13 and 14. 



SANTA CLAUS. Dessert, December, medium, 

 conical, slightly pyriform, fairly even. Skin, slightly 

 rough. Colour, dull brown red, practically covered 

 with russet. Flesh, pale yellowish, melting, and 

 deliciously flavoured. Eye, a little open in an even 

 basin. Stem, long and slender, i in. to I j in. Growth, 

 vigorous, upright ; fertility moderate. Leaf, large, 

 broad oval, upfolded, down hanging, irregularly shallow 

 serrate, turning rich claret red. Origin, this was intro- 

 duced from France by Col. Brymer, of Dorchester, and 

 is probably the French Passe Colmar, but not the 

 Passe Colmar of Hardenpont. A very delicious fruit, 

 which deserves the attention of all pear lovers. 



SECKLE. Her. Pom., I., 28. G. Seckle's Birne. 

 Dessert, October to November, small, round oval, even. 

 Skin, rough, Colour, dark brown red with conspicuous 

 white dots. Flesh, yellow, tender, remarkably sweet and 



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