PEARS. 349 



Ripe the beginning and middle of August. 

 This grows strong on the Pear, but middling on the 

 Quince. 



36. SUMMER BONCHRETIEN. Miller, No. 24. Pom. 

 Mag. 1. 14. 



Bonchretien d'E'te. Duhamel, 90. t. 47. f. 4. 



Gracioli. Ib. according to the Pom. Mag. 



Die Sommer Christbirne. Pom. Aust. Vol. i. p. 38. 



Fruit large, irregularly pyramidal, about four inches 

 long, and three inches in diameter, exceedingly knobby 

 and irregular in its outline, particularly about the eye. 

 Eye small, prominent, in a narrow, shallow, obtuse- 

 angled basin. Stalk two inches and a half long, irre- 

 gular and crooked, very obliquely inserted, in a knobby, 

 irregular cavity. Skin, when fully ripe, of a pale lemon 

 colour, very slightly tinged with red on the sunny side, 

 and covered all over with small green dots. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, breaking, firm, juicy, very sweet and excellent. 

 Cone very small, placed near the eye. 



Ripe the middle of September. 



This will take on both Pear and Quince, but should 

 never be grafted on the latter stock. 



A very excellent old Pear, mentioned by Parkinson, 

 and by many modern Pomologists in France, Italy, 

 Holland, and Germany, under various other names, not 

 necessary to quote here as synonymes. 



It succeeds best in this country on an east or west 

 wall, being rather too tender for an open standard. 



37. SUMMER FRANCREAL. Pom. Mag. t. 106. 

 Francreal d'E'te. Diels, Pom. ^ 



Vol. iii. p. 



according to the 

 Pom. Mag. 



Fondante, Knoop Pom. 93. t. 3. 

 France Canneel, Ib. 



Gros Micet d'E'te. Of some 



French Gardens, 

 Fruit rather large, turbinate, thickest about two-thirds 



