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seasons, sweet and excellent, but rather wanting in sweetness iu 

 cool or wet seasons. Ripens early in June. 



Amber Gean. Tliomp. 



Gean Amber. 



It is exceedingly productive, ripens late, and hangs till the 

 middle of July. Fruit small, oval or obtuse heart-shape. Skin 

 very thin, colour pale yellow, partially overspread with a very 

 faint red. Stalk long and slender, very slightly inserted. Flesh 

 white, juicy, melting, of a sw^eet and pleasant flavour. 



American Amber. 



Bloodgood's Amber. Bloodgood's Honey. 

 Bloodgood's New Honey. 



Raised by the late Daniel Bloodgood, of Flushing, Long Is- 

 land. A vigorous tree, productive. Fruit of medium size, 

 roundish heart-shaped, slightly indented at the apex. Skin thin, 

 smooth, light amber, delicately mottled and overspread with 

 bright red. Stalk long and slender, inserted in a slight narrow 

 cavity. Flesh tender, abounding w^ith a sprightly, though not 

 high flavoured juice. Ripe about the 25th of June. 



Anne. 



A very productive early variety. Received from A. V. Bed- 

 ford, Paris, Kentucky. Fruit medium to small, bright red, ten- 

 der, juicy, very sweet and excellent, a good amateur's fruit, growth 

 moderate. Ripe with Early White Heart, or soon after. 



Baumann's May. 



Bigarreau de Mai. Ken. Wilder's Bigarreau de Mai. 

 Bigarreau de Mai. Ihomp? 



Of foreign origin. A very productive, early variety, of vigor- 

 ous growth, of good quality, but not equal to E. P. Guigne. 



Fruit rather small, oval heart-shaped, and rather angular in 

 outline. Skin deep rich red, becoming rather dark when fully 

 ripe. Stalk an inch and three-fourths long, pretty stout at either 

 end, and set in a very narrow and rather irregular cavity. Flesh 

 purplish, tender, juicy, and when fully ripe, tolerably sweet and 

 good. Ripens here the 20th of May. 



Black Hawk. Elliott. 



' This variety not having yet fruited here, we give Mr. Elliott's 

 description. The tree is of healthy, vigorous, spreading habit, 

 with much of the general character of Yellow Spanish. As a 

 table fruit, its high flavour will always commend it; while as a 



