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next the sun, yellower when ripe. The flesh is 

 melting and juicy, and keeps but a very short time 

 after it is gathered. However, as the tree is hardy 

 and a good bearer, it is worth the market-gardener's 

 notice, if he has a sheltered situation for it, as it is 

 very liable to sufl^er from storms when loaded with 

 fruit. It forms a handsome tree of the second class. 

 For espaliers, it may be grafted on the quince and 

 double worked. 



19. Verte Longe P. — Otherwise called the mouth- 

 water, by Miller, and ripens in October. This is a 

 large fruit, of a pyramidal shape and deep green 

 colour, which it retains after ripening. The pulp is 

 melting and juicy, and the flavour sweet and agreeable. 

 When worked on a free stock, it forms a liandsome 

 standard of the second class. If worked on the 

 quince, and planted in a dry soil, it soon fails; if on 

 a strong soil, it lasts longer. The fruit sometimes 

 keep for three weeks after gathering. 



20. Sucre Vert P, — The green sugar ripens in 

 October. The fruit are full middle size, and 

 handsomely formed, tapering to the stalk, which is 

 short and thick, the eye small, and colour gi^een. 

 The pulp is melting, but a little gritty at the core, 

 and, according to Miller, much more so if grafted on 

 the quince ; the juice is plentiful and agreeably sweet. 

 The tree forms a fine healthy standard of the second 

 class, is hardy, a good bearer, and altogether is a 

 good serviceable fruit, keeping for about a month after 

 it is gathered. Its colour is its only defect in the 

 market; buyers being fonder of rich or coloured fruit. 



