Summer St. Germain

Pear

Summer St. Germain Pear

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Bears large crops. No further tree characteristics described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium in size, obovate pyriform in form.

Stem: An inch and a quarter long, obliquely inserted.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Large.

Basin: Scarcely sunken.

Skin: Pale green over the entire surface.

Flesh/Flavor: Juicy and tender, with a very slight acidity. Overall quality rated Poor; described as a pleasant but second-rate pear.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Last of August / late August.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Sources: Downing (1900); Thomas (1903). Both sources agree throughout; Thomas provides no details beyond what Downing records.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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SUMMER ST. GERMAIN.

Short's Saint Germain. Saint Germain de Martin. Saint Germain d'Été. Jolimont of some. Jargonelle des Provençaux.

A pleasant, juicy summer Pear, of second-rate flavor, bearing large crops.

Fruit of medium size, obovate pyriform. Skin pale green all over the surface. Stalk an inch and a quarter long, obliquely inserted. Calyx large, in a basin scarcely sunken. Flesh juicy, tender, with a very slight acid. Poor. Last of August.

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Summer St. Germain. Medium, obovate, green; juicy, slightly acid. Late August.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Jargonelle des Provençaux Jolimont Saint Germain d'Été Saint Germain de Martin Short's Saint Germain Amiré Joannet Early Sugar Hativeau John Griffith John Monteith John Williams Johonnot Joie du Semeur Jolie Fille de Gust Doyenné d'Été Joly de Bonneau Jones Joseph Lebeau Joseph Staquet Summer Doyenné