406 PEARS. 



shape, oval at its apex, and compressed on one side near 

 the stalk, about two inches and three quarters long, and 

 two inches in diameter. Eye small, with a recurved 

 calyx, prominently placed. Stalk an inch long, strong, 

 bent, a little everted, and obliquely inserted without any 

 cavity. Skin of a fine citron colour, spotted with red 

 on the sunny side. Flesh firm, and full of a saccharine, 

 musky juice. 



In eating in December, January, and February. 

 It succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 

 142. SAINT GERMAIN. Langley, t.66. fig. 2. Miller , 

 No. 59. Duhamel, No. 96. t. 52. 

 Inconnu de la Faire. Ib. 



Fruit large, of a pyramidal figure, tapering from the 

 crown to the stalk, about three inches and three quarters 

 long, and two inches and three quarters in diameter. 

 Eye small, in a shallow basin. Stalk an inch long, 

 curved, inserted very obliquely in the fruit without any 

 cavity. Skin yellowish green, when fully matured with 

 a few brownish specks on the sunny side. Flesh white, 

 melting, and full of a very rich, saccharine, high-flavoured 

 juice. 



Ripe in November, and will keep good till Christmas. 

 This Pear ripened at Twickenham, in 1727> on a 

 south wall, Oct. 10. O. S., or Oct. 21. N. S. Langley. 

 It succeeds on both the Pear and the Quince. 

 This most excellent Pear, known to almost every 

 gardener in England, was discovered on the banks of the 

 river Faire, in the parish of Saint Germain, in the 

 ci-devant province of the Isle of France* 



It requires a good soil, and a south or south-east wall. 

 If planted in a cold soil it is apt to be ill-shaped and 

 gritty. 



143. SAINT-PERE. Duhamel, No. 117. 



Saint-Pair. Ib. 



Poire de Saint-Pere. Bon Jard. 1827. P- 315. 



