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Stter. Color, green ; form,- round ; size, 2 ; texture, 

 buttery, juicy, gritty; quality,!; season, August. 

 Eemarks. — Origin unknown. Tree very productive. 



Striped St. Germain. 



Remarks. — Only a striped variety — like the Striped 

 Duchesse. Unworthy of much notice. 



Sucre Verte, or Green Sugar. Color, green;. form, 

 oblong ; size, 2 ; use, table ; texture, buttery ; quality, 2 ; 

 season, September. Of vigorous growth. 



Sugar Green Ciiiscl. Good. Summer. 



SouvRAiN d'Ete. Color, lemon yellow ; form, round 

 obovato ; size, 2; texture, juicy; quality, 2: season, Au- 

 gust. 



Remarks. — Described hy Col. Wilder, in Downing' s Horti- 

 culturist. Flesh, melting, tender, and very juicy ; flavor, 

 sprightly, a little vinous, rich. 



Summer Bergamot. See Bergamot of Summer. 



REMARKS.^Should be eaten before it is too ripe. The 

 skin is green, full of small russet spots; but, when fully 

 ripe, it becomes yellow. It is a highlj- flavored fruit, if 

 gathered from the tree ; but, when too ripe, it becomes 

 drj-, and loses its flavor. '-Poor when too ripe. The size 

 is small ; of a round form ; the flesh rich and sprightly. 

 It is the least vigorous pear tree in our country, of moder- 

 ate size, and great hardiness ; free from blight. The fruit 

 in perfection from the middle to the end of July.' — Coxe. 



Summer Franc Heal. Color, dull green ; form, obovate, 

 obtuse pyriform ; quality, 2 ; use, table ; texture, buttery, 

 juicy, sweet; season, August. 



