The Piedmont Section 



"Bary or Roi Pear, the finest Pear in the world, from St. 



G. Tucker, 

 Newington Peach, from Mr. Seawell. 

 Pound Pear, from Mrs. Anderson. 

 Cluster Cherry, ripe in May, from Mr. Eppes. 

 Mr. Kennon's Pear." 



Under "List of Grafted Fruit Trees of different kinds Grafted 

 or planted at Prestwould i6th March 1792," are many kinds of 

 cherries, with "plumbs," nectarines, quinces, peaches, and an 

 "Esopus Spitzemburg, a very large red apple, reckoned the finest 

 eating apple in America, next to the Newtown Pippin. From 

 St. G. T." 



Dated 1807 is Lady Jean's "Memo: of the Seasons when the 

 different Fruits at Prestwould are ripe, or fit to gather," and from 

 it we may judge whether or not the seasons of the present time are 

 different from those of her day: 



"May Cherries, Duke Cherries, and Strawberries of dif- 

 ferent kinds, from early in May to the middle of June. 



Black, White and English Raspberries, from the beginning 

 of June to the middle of July. 



Red and Black Currants, and Morello Cherries, from the 

 middle of June to the middle of July. 



Red, White and Blue Plumbs, from the ist of July to the 

 1st of August. 



Honey Pear, from the Island, about the middle of July. 



Catherine Pear, from the Kitchen Garden, between the 

 middle of July and ist of August." 



Besides the vegetables in the flower garden, there were many 

 in the kitchen garden, and more grown on one of the islands, so 

 that, as shown by old invoices, seeds and plants were ordered in 

 great quantities. On one, if not on all of the three islands, there 

 were orchards of peach, pear and apple trees, as well as other 



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