Summer St. Germain
PearSummer St. Germain
Origin / History
Not described in source.
Tree
Bearing large crops (Downing).
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Obovate pyriform.
Stem: An inch and a quarter long, obliquely inserted (Downing).
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Large (Downing).
Basin: Scarcely sunken (Downing).
Skin: Pale green all over the surface.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Juicy, tender, with a very slight acid. Downing calls it "a pleasant, juicy summer Pear, of second-rate flavor," and rates the quality "Poor."
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Late August; last of August (Downing).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)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.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Summer St. Germain. Medium, obovate, green; juicy, slightly acid. Late August.