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THE PEAR. 



Saint Germain. 



St. Germain Gris. Saint Germain blanc. 



Jaune. Arteloire. 



Inconnue la Fare. Richmond. 



Lafare. Saint Germain bran. 



St. Germain Dore. vert. 



Franklin. d'Hiver. 



Hermansbirne. 



This is a well-known old French variety. The tree is rather a slow 

 grower, with a dense head of foliage. The wood slender, and light olive 

 colored. 



Fruit large, pyriform, tapering regularly from the crown to the stalk. 

 Skin yellowish green, marked with brownish specks on the sunny side, 

 and tinged with a little brown when ripe. Stalk an inch long, strong, 

 planted obliquely by the side of a small fleshy swelling. Calyx open, 

 set in a shallow basin. Flesh white, a little gritty, but full of refresh- 

 ing juice, melting, sweet, and agreeable in flavor. November and De- 

 cember. 



The Striped Germain (St. Germain Panachee) is a pretty variety 

 of this fruit, differing only in being externally striped with yellow. 



Saint Germain de Pepins. 



A foreign variety. Tree a good grower and an early bearer. 



Fruit medium, nearly globular or obovate, slightly pyriform. Skin 

 pale yellow, lightly shaded or mottled with crimson in the sun, netted 

 and patched with russet, and thickly sprinkled with russet dots. Stalk 

 rather long and stout, largest at junction with the tree. Cavity small, 

 irregular, russeted. Calyx partially closed. Basin irregular, corru- 

 gated. Flesh yellowish, coarse and gritty, with a hard core. Good. 

 February. 



Saint Ghislain. 

 Quinnipiac. 



A most excellent Belgian Pear. "When in perfection it is of the 

 highest quality, but on some soils it is a little variable. The tree is 

 remarkable for its uprightness, and the great beauty and vigor of its 

 growth. Young shoots olive brown, with oblong white specks. 



Fruit of medium size, pyriform, tapering to the stalk, to which it 

 joins by fleshy rings. Skin pale clear yellow, with a few gray specks. 

 iStalk an inch and a half long, curved. Calyx rather small, open, set in 

 a shallow basin. Core small. Flesh white, buttery, and juicy, with a 

 rich sprightly flavor. Good to very good. September, October. 



Saint Lezin. 



Fruit very large, pyriform. Skin -dull greenish yellow, covered with 

 flakes of russet. Stalk long. Calyx open. Flesh firm, crisp, juicy, 

 sweet. A cooking Pear. September, October. (Hogg.) 



Saint Menin. 



Omer Pacha. His Poiteau. Poire His. 



Tree a vigorous grower. Young wood grayish olive. 



JFruit rather large, obovate obtuse pyriform. Skin pale yellow, 



