336 Pomological Notices ; 



slender, curved, smooth and brownish green, fleshy at the 

 base : Eye, large and very prominent, rising above the sur- 

 face of the skin; segments of the calyx long and reflexed : 

 Flesh, yellowisli white, melting and very juicy : Flavor, sug- 

 ary, with a pleasant perfume : Core, large : Seeds, large, 

 dark brown. Ripe in October, and keeps two or three weeks. 

 The late Mr. Manning introduced a variety from France, 

 called the Verle longiie (V Automne, an excellent fruit; but it 

 has been supposed by some cultivators to be synonymous 

 with the Swan's Egg. We, however, think it a distinct kind, 

 but we omit giving a description of it, till we have the expe- 

 rience of another year. 



41. Epine d'Ete. Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Ed. 



Fondante Musq ue ) ^^ „ ^ r. i t-. j 



Satin Vert ) -According to Hort. Soc. Cat. 3d Ed. 



Summer Thorn, of many collections. 

 Bugiarda des Italiens. Dalbret, 2d Ed. 



Fig. 21. Epine d^Ele Pear. 



The Summer Thorn^(fig. 21) is one of those varieties of 

 pears, which, without possessing very remarkable qualities, 



