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try. It is ready for eating a})out the middle of September, 

 and is of good quality. 



Slieldon is not .so highly colored as some of the other 

 pears, but it is of fairly good ([uality and large size, and 

 comes later in the season, about December 1. 



Duchess (Duchess dAngouleme) seems not to be very 

 generally grown. There is a notion that it does not succeed 

 very well in this climate. It is said to thrive better when 

 budded on quince roots. When properly grown, it is one 

 of the finest in quality of all the pears, and should not be 

 dismissed from the fruit cjarden without trial. 



Lawrence is a fine autumn pear for home use. It is a 

 medium-sized, .smooth-skinned, golden-yellow fruit, rather 

 soft and juicy, very sweet and mild. 



Howell is an excellent medium-sized pear, and a favorite 

 with many. 



Bosc is a medium autumn variety, ready for the table 

 about November 1. It is roundish pyriform in shape, and 

 rather dull colored. 



Seckel is a small pear, but one of the finest in qualit}^ ever 

 grown in America. It ought to be in every family col- 

 lection. 



Peaches. — Mountain Rose is the first of the early peaches 

 which in my judgment is worth growing. There are several 

 varieties which would come in a few days ahead of it, but 

 they are small and poor. The fruit of the ]\Iountain Rose is 

 not large, but is excellent in quality. It is a white free-stone. 



Early Crawford is probably the next variety of merit to 

 ripen. It is a well-known yellow free-stone peach, and 

 hardly need be described more particularly. 



Elberta comes next in season of the leadino- varieties. It 

 is comparatively new to Mas.sachusetts, and many persons 

 like the quality less than Early Crawford or Late Crawford. 

 It is an early and prolific bearer, and well worth planting ; 

 yellow free-stone. 



Late Crawford : This large, late, yellow free-stone variety 

 is also well known in Mas.sachusetts, and is a great favorite. 



Crosby : This is a good yellow peach, of late season, 

 commonly grown in this State. 



