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THE PEAK. 



variety deserves so extended culture. North, it should, when possible, 



be planted in warm, rich, sandy loam, 

 and sheltered situations. The tree 

 is of slow growth ; wood, short-joint- 

 ed, stout, forming a round head, and 

 of only medium size on the pear 

 stock, and well suited to garden 

 planting. 



Fruit, small, (our drawing too small 

 for a fair average), rounded, obtuse 

 pyriform; color, brownish green at 

 first, becoming yellowish brown, with 

 a lively red russet cheek ; stem, short, 

 slightly curved, set in a very slight 

 depression ; calyx, small, open ; basin, 

 shallow; core, small; seeds, broad, 

 ovate ; flesh, yellowish white, juicy, 

 buttery, spicy, aromatic, sweet Sep 

 tember and October. 



PRINCE'S ST. GERMAIN. 

 New St. Germain, | Brown St. Germala 



Raised from the seed 

 of the old St. Germain, 

 nearly fifty years since, 

 at the Prince Nurseries, 

 Flushing, L. I. Tree, 

 hardy, thrifty, very pro- 

 ductive; the fruit keeps 

 well, and requires no 

 more care to ripen than 

 apples; shoots, reddish 

 brown. 



Fruit, medium, oblong 

 obovate pyriform ; color, 

 green and pale yellow 

 marbled, and covered 

 nearly with brownish 

 russet specks ; stem, long, 

 slender, (our drawing 

 shows only a portion of 

 it ) ; cavity, slight, nar- 

 row ; calyx, with broad 

 segments without divis- 

 ions ; basin, regular, even,- 

 not deep ; core, small ; 

 seeds, oblong ovate ; 

 ftesh i white, juicy, melt- 

 ing, sweet, vinous. December to March. 



