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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



and abrupt; flesh Avhite, exceedingly juicy aud melting, 

 with a pleasant perfumed flavor; a dull fruit externally, 

 but a nice dessert pear, bearing abundantly, aud con- 

 tinuing to ripen several weeks. Ripens — Georgia, from 

 the 20th of July into September; New York, September. 



Selleck. — Fruit varies from obovate to obtuse-pyri- 

 form, somewhat ribbed; skin fine, rich yellow, thickly 



Fig. 234 — Henry the Fourth 



dotted and sprinkled with russet, full russet about the 

 base of the stalk; stalk long and curved, fleshy at its inser- 

 tion in a moderate cavity; calyx partly closed, in a small, 

 uneven basin; flesh white, firm, juicy and melting, sugary, 

 with a rich, aromatic flavor; keeps well without decay at 

 the core; a very valuable sort. Uipens in Georgia, 20th 

 of August; New York, in September. 



