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Kemarks, — Foreign. Tree thrifty, hardy, good bearer; 

 best on quince. " Indifferent in quality. May prove 

 better, another year." — A. H. Ernst. Probably a second- 

 rate fruit. Sometimes a second-rate fruit is better than 

 a first, it depending so much for what purposes they 

 are required. If a person wants half a peck of the very 

 best pears (speaking by way of comparison), for any par- 

 ticular purpose, or for his own use and enjoyment, then 

 ho may grow the best fruit ;» but if he wishes for half a 

 bushel for market, to make money, it is another thing. 

 In both cases the same amount of labor and pains are 

 bestowed upon the culture. 



Summer Pine Apple, See Ananas d'Ete. 



Summer Ruse. Unworthy. 



Summer Colmar. Color, green, white at maturity ; 

 form, i-ound, obtuse conical; size, 2; use, table; texture, 

 melting, sugary, vinous ; quality,!; season, August. 



Eemarks. — An unsightly, but exceedingly luscious, and 

 fine fruit. Tree, unsightly, rough, and brittle. 



Summer Bon Chretien. Color, yellowish green ; form, 

 very irregular, oblong ; size, 1 ; use, table ; texture, melt- 

 ing, buttery ; quality, 2; season, August and September. 



Remarks. — Pine odor. Skin very smooth. It fre- 

 quently cracks, which diminishes its excellence. Leaves 

 large and smooth. Tree vigorous. Sometimes misnamed 

 Jargonelle in this country. Exhibited by T. V. Petticolas. 

 July 29, 1855. Fruit Committee report, " delicate and 

 fine." Eipens about the time of the Seckel, and several 

 other pears of high reputation. Mr. E. Buchanan ranks 

 it as a good market fruit — not of the first order. " Worth- 

 less in stiff clay."— ^. H. Ernst. 

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