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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, December 27, 1859. 
requires to be gathered before it becomes yellow, other¬ 
wise it soon decays. The tree is hardy, and a good bearer. 
Summer Franc Real {Coule Soif; Fin Or d'Ete; 
Trane Seal d'Ete; Great Moutlncaier; Gros Micet 
d'Ete; Grosse Mouillc Bouche). —Fruit medium sized, 
obovate. Skin smooth, pale yellowish-green, strewed 
with numerous brown and green dots. Eye small and 
open, set in a small undulating basin. Stalk short and 
thick, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh white, fine¬ 
grained, buttery and melting, rich and sugary. 
An excellent early pear. Ripe in September. 
Summer Bose (Epine Ease; Ognonet; Rose; Thorny 
Rose). — Fruit medium sized, oblate. Skin greenisli- 
yellow on the shaded side, and bright reddish-purple on 
the side next the sun, strewed with russet dots. Eye 
open, set. in a wide and shallow basin. Stalk an inch 
aud a half long, slender, inserted in a small cavity. Flesh 
half-melting, tender, juicy, sugary, with a pleasant, re¬ 
freshing flavour and musky aroma. 
A very nice early pear. Ripe in August. 
Summer St. Germain (St. Germain d’Ete; St. Ger¬ 
main de Martin; Short's St. Germain). —Fruit medium 
sized, obovate. Skin greenish pale yellow, mottled and 
speckled with brown russet. Eye open, set in a narrow 
aud slight depression. Stalk an inch and a quarter long, 
inserted in a small cavity. Flesh juicy, siighty gritty 
and astringent, with a brisk, sweet, and rather pleasant 
flavour. 
A second-rate pear. Ripe in the end of August. 
Summer Thorn (Bugiarda; Epine d'Ete Couleur de 
Rose; Epine d'Ete Vert; Fondantc Musque). — Fruit 
medium sized, pyriform or long pyriform, and rounded at 
the apex. Skin smooth, and covered with greenish- 
russet dots, green in the shade, but yellowish next the 
sun and towards the stalk. Eye small, set in a shallow 
and plaited basin. Stalk an inch long, curved, and 
obliquely inserted without any depression. Flesh white, 
melting, juicy, and of a rich musky flavour. 
It is an excellent autumn pear, ripe in September, but 
does not keep long. 
Supreme. See Windsor. 
Surpasse Reine. See Rameau. 
Suzette de Bavay. —Fruit medium sized, turbinate. 
Skin yellow, covered with numerous large russet dots and 
traces of russet. Eye opeD, placed in a shallow, undu¬ 
lating basin. Stalk an inch long, inserted in a small 
cavity. Flesh melting* juicy, sugary, and vinous, with 
a pleasant perfume. Ripe in January and February. 
Swan’s Egg. — Fruit medium sized, roundish-ovate. 
Skin smooth, yellowish-green on the shaded side, and 
clear brownish-red next the sun, and covered with pale 
brown russet. Eye small, partially closed, slightly de¬ 
pressed. Stalk an inch and a half long, inserted without 
depression. Flesh tender, very juicy, with a sweet and 
piquant flavour and musky aroma. 
A fine old variety. Ripe in October. The tree is very 
hardy, and an excellent bearer. 
Sweet Summer. See Jargonelle. 
Sylvange d’Hiver. See Easter Bcurre. 
Table des Priuces. See Jargonelle. 
Tardie de Mons. —Fruit oblong-obovate, even and 
regularly formed. Skin of a uniform yellow colour, paler 
on the shaded side, and with an orange tinge next the ! 
sun, strewed with large russety dots. Eye open, very ! 
slightly depressed. Stalk an inch long, rather slender, 
not depressed. Flesh white, tender, buttery, melting, 
and very juicy, rich and sugary. Ripe in November. 
Tarling. See Easter Bergamot. 
Teton de Venus. See Bellissime d'Hirer. 
Teton de Venus. See Caiillac. 
Theodore Van Mons.— Fruit large, pyramidal. Skin ; 
greenish-yellow, strewed with russety dots and tracings 
of russet. Eye closed, set in a small, uneven basin. 
Stalk three quarters of an inch long, inserted without 
depression. Flesh yellowish-white, juicy and melting. 
Ripe in October and November. 
Thessoise. See Beurrc cV Arnaults. 
(To be continued.) 
■ HARDY FLOWERING HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
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BATSCIIIA. 
Nat. ord. Boraginacese. Linn. Pentaudria Monogynia. 
; Generic Character. — Calyx five-cleft. Corolla salver-shaped; 
tube longer than calyx, with a ring of hairs inside afe the 
base ; mouth naked. Anthers enclosed. Nuts four, one-celled, 
ovate, shining, fixed to calyx bottom. 
Batschia canescens (hoary). Plant whitely villous; stem 
erect, nearly simple; leaves oblong, obtuse, emarginate at 
apex, remainder rather scabrous ; corolla tube double length 
of calyx; calyx very short, linear, acute. 2 ft. Yellow. 
July. N. America. 
B. Gmelini (Gmelin’s). Plant hairy; stems erect, simple; 
leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse ; foral-leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
obtuse ; corolla tube shorter than calyx ; calyx segments long- 
lanceolate, acute, unequal. 6 in. Yellow. June. Carolina. 
B. xongiflora (long-flowered). Plant silky, villous ; stems 
erect; leaves approximate, long, and linear, margins revolute ; 
corolla tube elongated, rather pentagonal, with crenated seg¬ 
ments ; calyx segments long, linear. 6 in. Yellow. June. 
Missouri. 
B. sericea (silky). Stem suffruticose, erect, branched trichoto- 
mously, villous at top ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, silky 
above, rather villous beneath; corolla tube double length of 
calyx. 6 in. Yellow. July. N. America. 
A little-known genus of plants with handsome yellow flowers, 
allied to Lithospernuim. They require a sandy, loamy soil, and 
free exposure. Seeds are produced freely, which should be saved 
and sown in April, and transplanted where they are to bloom, 
three or five together as soon as they can be handled. Some of 
the dwarf species would make a neat golden-yellow bed. In¬ 
creased also by taking up the plants as soon as they have done 
flowering, cutting them into moderate-sized divisions, with roots 
| to each, and planting them in lresh soil in the flower-borders. 
BELLIDIASTRUM— Daisy-star. 
Nat. ord. Asteracero. Linn. Syngenesia superflua. 
Generic Character.— Florets of the ray strap-shaped, female; 
j those of the disk tubular and hermaphrodite. Involucre sub- 
l campanulate with the scales in one and two series, linear, acute, 
j sub-foliaeeous. Receptacle conical, naked, spotted. Achenia 
oblong sub-compressed, slightly hispid. Pappus in one and 
two series with numerous flexuous scabrous hairs. 
Bellidiastrum Michelii (Michell’s). Scape one-flowered, 
naked ; leaves pctiolate, obovate, repand, serrate, hairy ; seeds 
crowned with pappus. 1 ft. White. June. Austria. Also 
called Arnica bellidiastrum. 
A scarce plant allied to Aster. The flowers are pretty and 
star-like, hence its specific name. 
To propagate it, take up a plant in April, divide it into moderate 
sized parts, and replant them immediately in fresh sandy loam. 
A worthy plant. 
BELLIS —Daisy. 
Nat. ord. Asteraeea?. Linn. Syngenesia superflua. 
Generic Character. — Calyx hemispherical, scales equal. Re¬ 
ceptacle naked, conical. Pappus none. Seeds obovate. 
Belxis hybhida (hybrid). 3 in. White. April. Italy. 
B. integp.ifolia (entire-leaved). Stems usually branched, 
spreading, ascending; branches filiform; leaves oblong or 
spatulate, entire ; peduncles terminal, naked, each bearing one 
head of flowers ; florets of the ray white, pinkish. 6 in. 
White and pink. July. Texas. 
B. perennis (perennial common Daisy). Scape naked, one- 
flowered ; leaves obovate, crenate, veiny. Britain. The double 
kinds are numerous and constantly increasing. All flowering 
in June. Growing from three to five inches high. 
