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■with long shoots, like the Catherine, It dpes not bear 

 tjll large ; then very fruitful. Eaten when fully ripe, 

 very good, but too small. ,v 



Sx. Ghislain, or St. Galen. Color, pale yellow ; form, 

 pyriform; size, 2; use, table; texture, juicy, sugary; 

 quality, 2 ; season, August and September. 



Eemaeks. — Tree, upright, vigorous growth; young 

 shoots, light brown. Eequires a warm, rich soil ; other- 

 wise a little insipid. Excellent, thrifty, and uj)right. 

 Productive. A little variable in some soils. Fine with 

 A. H. Ernst. 



St. Andke. Color, yellowish green ; form, globular, 

 acute pyriform ; size, 2 to 1 ; use, table ; texture, juicy, 

 tart; season, August and September. 



Eemarks. — Eather inclined to rot at core. Tree, vigor- 

 ous, healthy grower. Early bearer. 



ST. NICHOLAS. Color, greenish yellow ; form, oblong 

 pyriform; size, 1; use, table; texture, rich, sub-acid, 

 slightly perfumed ; quality, 2; season. Fall. 



Eemakks. — Flesh, with some astringency, next the 

 skin. Described by Colonel "Wilder in Dotoning's Horticul- 

 turist, "As a standard, good for market.'' This is an in- 

 stance of a small pear in France, growing a large pear in 

 this country. 



ST. GEEMAIN. Color, green; form, irregular; size, 

 2; use, table; texture, juicy ; quality, 2; season, October. 



Eemarks. — Keeps pretty well with care. Stem short, 

 and generally planted in an oblique direction. Flesh, 

 highly flavored. Eequires a warm situation to ripen. 



ST. MICHAEL OF BOSTO:Cir, or Virgalieu, White Doy- 

 enne, or Beiirre d' Oree. Color, bright yellow ; form, oblono- ; 



