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THE PEAK. 



Duchess De'BeTfe, of some, 

 Winter Bell, 

 Bretagne le Cour, 

 Uvedale's St. Germain, 

 Uvedale's Warden, 



POUND. 



Germain Baker, 

 Lent St. Germain, 

 Pickering Pear, 

 Du Tonnean, 

 Belle de Jersey, 



Piper, 

 Union, 



Chamber's Large, 

 Belle Angevine. 



Foreign. Tree, strong, vigorous grower, very productive, very valuable 

 for cooking, and profitable orchard sort. 



Fruit j very large, oblong pyriform, yellowish green, with dull brown 

 and brown russet patches ; stem, long, stout, curved ; cavity, deep oblique 

 angular ; calyx, large ; flesh, white, firm, astringent. December to March, 



OTT. 



American. Native of 

 Montgomery Co., Pa. This 

 is by many Eastern pomolo- 

 gists classed as "best;" 

 specimens we have had, have 

 not merited more than to be 

 classed " very good." Fruit, 

 small, roundish, greenish 

 yellow, with little russet, and 

 rarely faint red cheek in 

 sun ; stem, medium, a little 

 curved ; calyx, rather large, 

 open, reflexed; core, below 

 medium ; seeds, blackish ; 

 flesh, yellowish, melting, 

 juicy, slightly aromatic. 

 August. We believe this 

 pear will prove valuable as 

 a standard orchard sort at 

 the Southwest. 



ROSTIEZER. 



Foriegn. Tree, strong, upright, grower, large foliage, dark olive-colored 

 wood ; an early, free, abundant bearer ; succeeds on Quince. 



Fruit, below medium, obovate pyriform ; color, dull green, reddish brown 

 cheek in sun ; whitish specks, and traces of thin russet ; stem, long, slen- 

 der, without depression ; calyx, medium, open ; basin, very shallow ; core, 

 small ; seeds } ovate pointed ; flesh, juicy, melting, sweet, perfumed. Last 

 of August. 



