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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



musky aroma, melting and sweet; core small. Georgia, 

 last of June; New York, last of July. Generally larger 

 than iu the figure. 



Manning's Elizabeth. — Growth of tree moderate; 

 shoots reddish, dotted with brown; fruit rather small, 

 regular oblate inclining to obovate, or Doyenne-shaped; 

 skin smooth, bright yellow, dotted with russet, with a 



Fig. 230— Bloodgood. 



bright red cheek; stalk scarcely an inch long, often a little 

 fleshy at its base, inserted in a shallow, regular cavity; 

 calyx open, in a broad, shallow basin; flesh white, juicy, 

 melting, with a sprightly saccharine flavor. Ripens — 

 Georgia, July 10th; New York, middle and last of August. 

 The best pear of its season ; productive. 



Bartlett. — Fruit large, irregular, knobby, obtuse- 

 pyriform, often much more oblong than in the figure; skin 

 very thin, smooth, clear light yellow, with a slight blush 

 in the sun, sprinkled with minute russet dots and with 



