362 SELECT TARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



better adapted to the warmer districts of California, than 

 our Northern winter sorts. 



CHOICE GARDE]^' VARIETIES. 



Red Astraehan, Early Strawberry, Early Joe, Keswick 

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

 Fall Pippin, Gravenstein, Garden Royal, Dyer, Fumouse, 

 Jonathan, Lady Apple, Melon, Northern Spy, Pomme 

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



TWENTY VERT LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORTS FOR DWARFS. 



Red Astraehan, Large Sweet Bough, Primate, Beauty 

 of Kent, Alexander, Duchess of Oldenburgh, Fall Pijipin, 

 Williams' Favorite, Gravenstein, Hawtliornden, Maiden's 

 Blush, Porter, Menagere, Red Bietigheimer, Bailey ^weet, 

 Canada Reinette, Northern Spy, Mother, King of Tousp- 

 kins County, Twenty-Ounce, Wagener. 



Section 2. — Select Pears. 



CLASS I. — summer pears. 



Andre Desportes. — Origin France. Medium, obovate, 

 obtuse-pyriform; pale green, marbled on the sunny side 

 with red; flesh white, fine, juicy, melting. — Early Sum- 

 mer, Tree a good grower as a standard or dwarf, and 

 productive. A valuable addition to the list of early 

 pears. 



Bartlett (Williams' Bonchrktien, etc.). — Origin 

 England. 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 every- 



