October, medium, 3 by 3f , oval conical, uneven. Skin, 

 smooth. Colour, lemon yellow, very rarely russet ed 

 in patches. Flesh, palest yellow, transparent, extremly 

 juicy and well flavoured. Eye, large and closed in a 

 narrow shallow basin. Stem, medium, rather stout and 

 woody. Growth, vigorous and hardy ; fertility 

 good. Leaf, rather large, upfolded, very neatly 

 serrate. Origin, found in a hedge at Montlucon, France 

 about 1812, by M. Rochet. A very delicious fruit, 

 worthy of cultivation. 



Sucre*e Vert : see Sucree de Montlucon. 



SUMMER BEURRE D'ARENBERG. Her. Pom., 

 I., 26. F. Beurre d'Arenberg d'Ete". Dessert, Septem- 

 ber, rather small, 2 by 2j, short conical, even. Skin, 

 rough. Colour, pale green with thin russet. Flesh, 

 yellow, very melting and juicy, richly flavoured. Eye, 

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

 inserted obliquely, curved. Growth, upright spread- 

 ing ; fertility good. Leaf, flat, roundish, finely serrate. 

 Origin, raised by Mr. Rivers and first fruited in 1863. 

 It makes a weak tree on Quince, and should be on pear 

 or double grafted. 



Summer Doyenne : see Doyenne d'Ete. 



SUMMER ROSE. Lind. Pom. Brit., III., 102. 

 F. Caillot Rosa. G. Duhamel's Rosenbirne. (Caillot 

 Rosat, Epine Rose.y Dessert, August, small to 

 medium, z\ by 2, flattened round quite apple-like, 

 even. Skin, a little rough. Colour, pale yellow, 

 nearly covered with a strong red flush and large con- 

 spicuous dots. Flesh, white, crisp, juicy and sweet, 

 always rather gritty. Eye, open in a shallow basin. 

 Stem, long and woody in a deep and uneven cavity. 

 Growth, very strong ; fertility great. Leaf, oval, 

 nearly flat, coarsely shallow serrate. Origin, a very 

 old fruit, quite possibly the " Cailleau " mentioned in 

 the "Roman de la Rose" of Jehan de Meung (1310). 



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