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rather stout, slightly curved ; calyx small, partly closed, 

 in a shallow basin ; flesh white, fine-grained, melting, and 

 abundant in rich, sugary juice. Ripens, in Georgia, from 

 the 15th of August to the last of September, and is not 



Fig. 113. — ST. GERMAIN. 



excelled by any other pear; in New York, November, 

 and is said to be variable there, but generally fine. 



St. Germain. — Fruit large, irregular, oval-pyriform, 

 tapering to the eye and stalk ; skin yellowish-green, a good 

 deal covered with russet, with a brown cheek ; stem stout, 

 swollen at its insertion, generally planted obliquely by the 

 side of a small, fleshy swelling ; calyx small, open, in a 

 very shallow basin ; flesh yellowish-white, a little gritty, 



