THE PEAR. 



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yellowish green, mottled with red on one side. Flesh pale yellow, with 

 a circle of red round the stone (from which it separates), sweet, juicy, 

 with a slight noyau flavor. Beginning of September. 



WEEPING PEACH. 

 Reid's Weeping Peach. 



A peculiar variety, with pendent, weeping branches, and a habit 

 much like that of the weeping ash. It was originated by the late Wm. 

 ."Reid. To display itself to advantage it should be grafted six or eight 

 feet high, 011 the clean stem of a peach or plum stock. Reniform glands. 

 Flowers large. 



Selection of choice Peaches^ to furnish in succession. Freestones : 

 Hale's Early, Early York (serrate), Early Newington, Cooledge's Favor- 

 ite, George the Fourth, Grosse Mignonne, Crawford's Early, Crawford's 

 Late, Oldmixon Free, Morris' White, Yan Zandt's Superb, Ward's 

 Late Free, Noblesse, Late Red Rareripe, Druid Hill. Clingstones : 

 Large White, Oldmixon and Heath Clings. 



SELECTION OF VARIETIES FOR THE SOUTH. 



With no actual personal knowledge of the success and value of 

 varieties at the South, we have compiled the following list from a 

 summing up of majorities of leading Southern pomologists in their 

 favor. 



Amelia. 

 Columbia. 

 Crawford's Early. 



FREESTONES. 



Early Tillotson. 

 Grosse Mignonne. 

 Lady Parham. 

 Stump the World. 



Picquet's Late. 

 President Church. 

 Susquehanna. 



Chinese. 

 Eaton's Golden. 



CLINGSTONES. 



Heath. 



Lemon. 



Washington. 



Oldmixon. 

 Tinley's October. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



THE PEAR. 



Pyrus communis, L. Rosacece, of botanists. 



Poiri&r, of the French ; Birnebaum, German ; Peer, Dutch ; Pero, Italian ; 



and Pera, Spanish. 



THE Pear is undeniably the favorite fruit of modern times and 

 modern cultivators. Indeed, we believe the Pear of. modern times, 



