156 WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



EJJPANT Prodige. Color, russet or gray ; size, 2 ; use, 

 cooking. 



Remarks. — Flesh, greenish white ; form, breaking, juice 

 abundant, acidulous, but sugary and very good. 



Epargne, or Harvard. Color, green, with grayish spots 

 of fawn color ; form, long ; size. 2 ; use, table ; texture, 

 buttery ; quality, 2 ; season, August. 



Epine d'Ete, or Summer Thorn. Color, yellowish green ; 

 form, round at blossom end ; size, 2 ; use, table and kitch- 

 en ; texture, melting, tender ; season, August. 



Eemarks. — An agreeable flavor. 



Remarks. — This pear is the Beurre Bronze of some. 

 Tree vigorous and productive. Good fall cooking. 



EIGUE. Color, green, with yellow ; form, oblate pyri- 

 form ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, white, juicy, melting, 

 aromatic; quality, 1; season, October. 



Remarks. — Tree vigorous, hardy. Productive on pear 

 or quince. 



PiGUE de Naples. Color, pale greenish yellow ; form, 

 oblate, pyriform ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, juicy, sweet ; 

 quality, 2; season. October. 



Remarks. — This pear is the Beurre Bronzee of some. 

 Tree vigorous and productive. 



FIN OR D'ETE, or Fine Gold of Summer. Form, roun d ; 

 size, 2; use, table; texture, melting, juicy; quality, 2; 

 season, July. 



Remarks. — Fine and beautiful. The skin is a little 



