356 SELECT VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



the warmer districts of California, than our Northern 

 winter sorts. 



CHOICE GARDEN VARIETIES. 



Red Astrachan, Early Strawberry, Early Joe, Keswick 

 Codlin (cooking), Summer Rose, Duchess of Oldenburgh, 

 Fall Pippin, Gravenstein, Garden Royal, Dyer, Fameuse, 

 Jonathan, Lady Apple, Melon, Northern Spy, Pomme 

 Gris, Red Canada, Swaar, Esopus Spitzenburgh, Wagener. 



TWENTY VERY LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORTS FOR DWARFS. 



Red Astrachan, Large Sweet Bough, Beauty of Kent, 

 Alexander, Duchess of Oldenburgh, Fall Pippin, Wil- 

 liams' Favorite, Gravenstein, Ilawthornden, Maiden's 

 Blush, Porter, Menagere, Baldwin, Bailey Sweet, Canada 

 Reinette, Northern Spy, Mother, Rambo, Twenty-Ounce, 

 Wagener. 



SECTION 2. SELECT PEARS. 

 CLASS I. SUMMER PEARS. 



Bartlett (WILLIAMS' BONCHRETIEN, etc.). Origin Eng- 

 land. Large, obtuse, pyriform ; bright, clear yellow, when 

 fully ripe, sometimes a little russet ; flesh white, buttery, 

 juicy, musky perfume. Late Summer. Tree an upright, 

 thrifty, healthy grower, very productive. The Bartlett 

 is one of the few good pears that succeed everywhere ; it 

 has no competitor as a summer market fruit ; bears early 

 as a standard. 



Beurrtf Gilford. Origin France. Medium size, pyri- 

 form ; greenish yellow, with considerable red in sun ; flesh 

 white, melting, juicy, vinous, perfumed. Late Summer. 

 Tree a slender grower, healthy, hardy, very productive ; 

 a beautiful fruit and the best of its season ; should be gath- 

 ered early. 



