548 THE PEAK. 



markable for its upriglitness, and tlie great beauty and vigour 

 of its growth. Young shoots light brown. 



Fruit of medium size, pyriform, tapering to the stalk, to 

 ■which it joins by fleshy rings. Skin pale clear yellow, with a 

 few grey specks. Stalk an inch and a half long, curved. Ca- 

 lyx rather small, open, set in a shallow basin. Core small. 

 Flesh white, buttery and juicy, with a rich, sprightly flavour. 



St. Andre. Man. in H. M. 



Imported by Mr. Manning, from the Brothers Baumann, of 

 Bolwyller. Wood cankers. 



Fruit medium, obovate. Skin light greenish-yellow, some- 

 what dotted with red. Flesh white, fine grained, buttery, melt- 

 ing, and excellent. Early in September. Fruit sometimes 

 cracks. 



St. Germain. 0. Duh. Lind. Thomp. 



St. Germain Gris. St. Germain Jaune. 



Inconiiuc !a Fare. 



This is a well-known old French variety. The tree is rather 

 a slow grower, with a dense head of foliage, — the leaves nar- 

 row, folded, and curved | the wood slender, and light olive co- 

 loured. 



Fruit large, pyriform, tapering regularly from the crown to 

 the stalk. Skin yellowish-green, marked with brownish specks 

 on the sunny side, and tinged with a little brown when ripe. 

 Stalk an inch long, strong, planted obliquely by the side of a 

 small, fleshy swelling. Calyx open, set in a shallow basin. 

 Flesh white, a little gritty, but full of refreshing juice, melting, 

 sweet, and agreeable in flavour. November and December. 



The Striped Germain (St. Germain Fanachee) is a pretty 

 variety of this fruit, difl:ering only in being externally striped 

 with yellow. 



St. Germain, Prince's. Pom. Man. Thomp. 

 . Brown St. Germain. New St. Germain. 



Prince's St. Germain is a seedling from the foregoing pear, 

 raised at Prince's nurseries, at Flushing, about forty years ago. 

 It is a most thrifty and hardy tree, with dark reddish-brown 

 shoots. The fruit keeps as well as a russet apple, is uniformly 

 good, and is certainly one of the best late pears when under 

 good cultivation. It is much more esteemed in the Eastern 

 States than the old St. Germain. 



Fruit of medium size, obovate, inclining to oval. Skin near- 

 ly covered with brownish russet over a green ground, and be- 

 coming dull red next the sun. Stalk an inch or more long, a 



