VARIETIES OF FRUITS. ol 



a Seckel. The fruit in form resembles the Seckel, while, 

 with the rich, honied sweetness of that variety, it has also 

 the juicy, sprightly vivacity of the Winter Nelis. The 

 original tree is about twelve years old, and as yet has been 

 but little disseminated. We are indebted to Messrs. ELL- 

 WANGER & BARRY of Rochester, N. Y., for specimens 

 from which we have made the accompanying drawing and 

 description. The variety is generally known under the 

 name of Dr. Reeder's Seedling, by which it was noticed 

 first in American Pomological Society's Transactions by 

 CHARLES DOWNING. 



Fruit small in size, globular, obtuse pyriform, pale yel- 

 low, mostly overspread with a smooth, warm, cinnamon 

 russet, stem slender, nearly three-fourths of an inch long, 

 set in a broad, open, moderately deep cavity, having oc- 

 casionally a slight lip on one side; calyx open, large for 

 size of fruit, with erect, divided, rounded segments ; basin 

 shallow, broad, smooth and open ; flesh yellowish white, 

 fine grained, juicy, melting, almost buttery, sprightly, 

 sweet, and slightly aromatic ; best in quality ; core medi- 

 um ; seeds blackish ; season early November. 



The list for latitude 43 down to 40, we advise the fol- 

 lowing: 



Bartlett, Belle Lucrative, Beurre Bosc, Beurre Clair- 

 geau, Beurre d'Anjou, Doyenne de Cornice, Beurre Gif- 

 fard, Beurre Superfine, Brandy wine, Marechal de la Cour, 

 Clapp's Favorite, Doyenne Boussock, Doyenne d'Ete, 

 Duchess d'Angouleme, Flemish Beauty, Glout Morceau, 

 Howell, Josephine de Malines, Kirtland, Louise bon de 

 Jersey, Lawrence, Onondaga, Rostiezer, White Doyenne, 



