rich. Eye, open on a level. Stem, short and stout. 

 Growth, rather upright, rather weak ; fertility good. 

 Leaf, medium, round, oval, sharply pointed, boldly 

 curved serrate, turns crimson brown. Origin, found in 

 a wood near Philadelphia by a trapper called Dutch 

 Jacob, and named after Mr. Seckle, a later cultivator 

 of the land on which it stood. Introduced to England 

 in 1819. A most delicious fruit of the sweetmeat 

 order and the favourite pear of Walt Whitman. It does 

 best on Pear stock as it is a little too dwarfed on 

 Quince. 



SOLDAT LABOUREUR. Her. Pom., I., 24. G. 

 Blumenbach's Butterbirne. Dessert, November to Dec- 

 ember, medium, 3 by 3^, round pyriform, uneven. 

 Colour, pale yellow, nearly covered with cinnamon 

 russet in patches and dots. Flesh, pale yellow slightly 

 melting, very juicy and vinous, a little gritty. Eye, 

 open on a level. Stem, short and stout in a very slight 

 uneven cavity. Growth, strong, inclined to be upright ; 

 fertility excellent. Leaf, long oval, upfolded, widely 

 serrate. Origin, the first seedling raised by Major 

 Esperen (about 1820) and named by him in reference to 

 his career. An excellent fruit much cultivated on the 

 Continent, deserving more attention in this country. 



SOUVENIR DE CONGRES. Her. Pom., I., 28. 

 Dessert, September, large, calebasse form much flattened 

 at eye, rather uneven. Colour, bright yellow, with 

 scarlet cheek and cinnamon striped russet. Flesh, 

 yellowish, tender, very sweet, musky flavour. Eye, 

 open in a rather deep uneven basin. Stem, rather long, 

 stout. Growth, upright spreading, spurring well, rather 

 compact ; fertility good. Leaf, large, roundish oval, 

 dark green, upfolded, neatly and regularly crenate, 

 turns fine crimson red. Origin, raised by M. Morel, 

 a nurseryman of Lyon-Vaise, France, and first fruited 

 in 1863. A very valuable fruit for autumnal use. The 

 figure in the Herefordshire Pomona is rather too small. 



SUCREE DE MONTLUCON. Decaisne, VI., 27. 

 G. Susse von Montlugon. (Sucree Vert.) Dessert, 



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