THE PEAK. 



half miles from Philadelphia. No one variety has become so gen- 

 erally known in this country as the Seckel, and in our Southern and 

 Middle States, no one 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 gar- 

 den 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, but- 

 tery, spicy, aromatic, sweet. Sea- 

 son, September and October. 



ST. GHISLAIN. 



Foreign. Tree, upright, 

 vigorous growth ; young 

 shoots, light brown; re- 

 quires warm rich soil, 

 otherwise a little insipid. 



Fruit, below medium ; 

 generally pyriform, but 

 varying ; color, pale yellow 

 or yellowish green, with, 

 dots of green underneath, 

 and marblings of russet on 

 surface ; stem, generally : 

 curved ; calyx, open ; basin, 

 shallow ; core, small ; seeds, 

 obovate, pointed ; flesh, 

 white, buttery, juicy, and 

 sprightly. Season, Septem- 

 ber. 



