864 THE PEAR. 



SUMMER ST. GERMAIN. 



Short's Saint Germain. Joli-mont of some. 



Saint Germain de Martin. Hoe-Langer Hoe-Liever. 



Saint Germain d'Ete. Jargonelle des Provencaux. 



A pleasant, juicy summer Pear, of second-rate flavor, bearing large 

 crops. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate pyriform. Skin pale green all over 

 the surface. Stalk an inch and a quarter long, obliquely inserted. 

 Calyx large, in a basin scarcely sunken. Flesh juicy, tender, with a 

 very slight acid. Poor. Last of August. 



SUMMER VIRGALIEU. 

 Powell's Virgalieu. 



Origin unknown. Tree moderately vigorous, productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish pyriform. Skin yellow, slightly netted and 

 patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk rather 

 long, often curved, set in a small cavity. Calyx open. Segments re- 

 curved. Basin shallow, uneven. Flesh yellowish, juicy, melting, a 

 little vinous. Good. August. 



SUPERFONDANTE. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate. Skin smooth, pale yellow, marked 

 with russet. Flesh white, buttery, melting, and good. October. 



SUPREME DE QUIMPER. 



This nice little Pear is of Belgian origin. Tree moderately vigorous, 

 upright and productive. Young wood olive yellow brown, very short- 

 jointed. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly pyriform. Skin fine, clear yellow, 

 richly shaded with red, somewhat specked and netted with russet. Stalk 

 rather short, obliquely inserted, without cavity, by a slight appearance 

 of a lip. Calyx open or partially closed. Basin shallow. Flesh 

 whitish, juicy, melting, sweet and perfumed. Good to very good. Eipe 

 early in August. Should be gathered very early, or it becomes dry. 



SURPASSE MEURIS. 

 Ferdinand Demeester. 



A seedling of Van Mons'. Tree vigorous, very productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly oval. Skin greenish yellow, some- 

 times shaded with dull crimson in the sun, and thickly sprinkled with 

 brownish dots. Stalk stout, fleshy at insertion, in a shallow depression. 

 Calyx large, open. Segments long, recurved. Basin shallow, uneven. 

 Flesh whitish, juicy, buttery, half melting, sweet. Good. November. 



SURPASSE VIRGALIEU. 

 Surpasse Virgouleuse. Colmar Van Mons, erroneously. 



The precise origin of this very delicious fruit is not known. It was 

 first sent out from the nursery of the late Mr. Andrew Parmentier, of 

 Brooklyn, under this name, and is, perhaps, an unrecognized foreign 



