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color, tinged with red ; flesh rich, juicy, and excellent ; ripe in No* 

 vember, and keeps till January. 



Easter Beurre. — Fruit larj^e; color green, but yellow at maturityj 

 flesh yellowish white, buttery and melting, and very highly flavoredj 

 eatable in November, and keeps till May. 



Pound Pear. — Fruit very large ; has weighed 33 ounces ; skin 

 rough, covered with dull russet j excellent for baking or stewing in 

 winter. 



Surpasse Virgalieu. — Fruit large, and nearly round ; skin yellow, 

 with a light blush ; flesh rich, juicy and delicious ; tree an excellent 

 bearer • ripe in October and November. 



Vicar of Wakefield, Monsieur Le Cure. — Fruit large ; skin russettj 

 yellow ; flesh rich, sweet and excellent ; in eating from December 

 till February. 



There are many other valuable varieties, and those who wish for 

 large assortments, will find very full descriptions of fine fruits in the 

 late edition of Bridgeman's Young Gardener's Assistant. 



CHERRIES. 



Bownerh Late Red, Downer's Favorite. — Fruit large and round j 

 color light red; flesh firm and fine — ripe after most other varieties 

 are gone. 



Kentish, Early Kentish, Long Stem, Montmorency. — Fruit round; 

 skin red; flesh acid, juicy and abundant: fine for cooking: ripe in 

 July. 



May Duke, Early Duke, Holman's Duke, June Duke. — Fruit 

 roundish and grows in clusters: skin very dark red: flesh soft and 

 juicy: ripe in June. 



jinierican Jimher, Early Amber, New Honey. — Fruit beautiful, 

 and of medium size: dark pink or amber color: flesh rich, sweet and 

 fine; ripe in June. 



American Heart, Arden's White Heart. — Color pale yellowish; 

 flesh tender and palatable: ripe in June. 



Manning's Black Bigarreau. — A new variety from the nursery of 

 the late R. Manning, of Salem, Massachusetts. Fruit large; flesh 

 sweet and of peculiar fine flavor : ripe in July. 



Yelloiv Spanish, Graffion, Imperial, While Orleans, Turkey Bigar- 

 reau. — Fruit very large ; heart-shaped ; amber color, red next the 

 sun; flesh firm, sweet and high flavored: one of the very best varie- 

 ties; tree an abundant bearer : ripe in July. 



Ox Heart, Ha; rison's Heart, White Bigarreau. — Fruit large ; heart 

 shaped; color pale yellow and white, mottled with red; flesh white, 

 firm, and well flavored — ripe in June. 



Black Eagle — a handsome variety; fruit of globular form; skin 

 dark purple; flesh tender, rich, and of fine flavor — ripe in July. 



Black Tartarian, Black Russian, Ronald's Large Black Heart. — 

 Large, heart-shaped, and of very superior quality; color dark shining 

 purple or black; flesh firm, purple and sweet; tree very productive — 

 ripe in June. 



