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FRUIT BOOK. 



No. 1. Amire Joannet. This fruit is small, 

 form oblong ; the skin, when ripe, is light yellow, 

 with a small portion of red ; the flesh white, and 

 when not overripe, juicy and good. It ripens in 

 July, about ten days before the Petit Muscat, to 

 which it is superior in size and flavor. The head of 

 the tree is open, with a few long and hanging 

 branches. 



No. 2. Petit Muscat. This pear ripens imme- 

 diately after the above ; the size is small, the form 

 round, a little oblong, the skin mostly of a clear yel- 

 low, with a little dull red ; the flesh pleasant and 

 musky, without being high flavored. The tree grows 

 to a large size, with long and hanging limbs, produ- 

 cing its fruit in clusters, and most abundantly. 



No. 3. Madaleine. This is the first good pear 

 which ripens immediately following the Petit Mus- 

 cat. The size is rather small ; in rich land they 

 grow large ; the skin, when ripe, is light green, ap- 

 proaching to a yellow ; sometimes a tinge of dull 

 red on the side exposed to the sun ; the flesh white, 

 juicy and pleasant, with a most agreeable acid. 

 Ripe the end of July and first part of August ; it 

 bears well every year, and from its open head, re- 

 quires but little pruning. 



