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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



Chestoa, or Rabbit's Head. Size medium ; conical in 

 form; color dark crimson on a greenish ground; stem 

 short, slender, in a moderate cavity ; fruit somewhat dis- 



Fig. 88. CHESTOA, Oil UABBIT'S HEAD. 



torted about the calyx, so as to resemble the nose of a rab- 

 bit ; a patch of russet about the stem. Ripens in Novem- 

 ber, and keeps until March. 



Elarkee. Size medium; form conical; color dark red 

 on a yellow ground ; flesh yellowish, hard, and with suffi- 

 cient juice ; acid when first gathered, but becomes of 

 pleasant flavor in March and April. Tree thrifty and 

 very hardy. Origin, Macon Co., N. C. 



Chestatee* Medium to large; slightly conical; calyx 

 in a hollow basin ; stem short and slender, in a deep cav- 



