THE PEAR. 



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yellowisli green, mottled witli red on one side. Flesh pale yellow, with 

 a circle of red roiind the stone (from which it separates), sweet, juicy, 

 witii a slight noyaii flavor. Beginning of September. 



Weeping Peach. 

 Reid's Weeping Peach. 



A peculiar voriety, with pendent, weeping branches, and a habit 

 much like that of the weeping ash. It was originated by the late Wm. 

 Reid. To display itself to advantage it should be grafted six or eight 

 feet high, on the clean stem of a peach or plum stock. Itcniform glands. 

 Flowers large. 



Selection of choice _Penches, to furnish in sviccession. J^^reestones : 

 Hale's Early, Early York (serrate). Early Newington, Cooledge's Favor- 

 ite, George the Fourth, Grosse Mignonne, Crawford's Early, Crawford's 

 Late, Oldmixon Free, Morris' White, Van Zandt's Superb, Ward's 

 Late . Free, Noblesse, Late Red Rareripe, Druid Hill. Clingstones : 

 Large White, Oldmixon and Heath Clings. 



SELECTION OF VARIETIES FOR TRE SOUTH. 



With no actual personal knowledge of the success and value of 

 varieties at the South, we have compiled the following list from a 

 summing up of majorities of leading Southern pomologists in their 

 favor. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



the pear. 



Pj/rus comrminis, L. Rosacem, of botanists. 

 Poirier, of the French ; Birnebaum, German ; Peer; Dutch 



and Pcra^ Spanish. 



Pero, Italian ; 



The Pear is undeniably the favorite fruit of modern times and 

 modern cultivators. Indeed, we believe the Pear of modern times, 



