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ably leading. Isolated, orchards of importance are also found in 

 other localities, including Anne Arundel, Carroll, Washington, and 

 other counties. 



Varieties.-^— The bulk of the fruit consists of the Kieffer, but trees 

 of the Le Conte, Garber, Bartlett, Seckel, Angouleme, Anjou, and a 

 few other varieties are occasionally found. 



VIEGINIA. 



Distribution. — As in many other States, pear trees are widely dis- 

 tributed, being found in nearly all parts of Virginia, but there are 

 very few commercial orchards and no centralized pear industry. 

 Some car-lot shipments are made from Frederick County. 



Varieties. — ^The Kieffer predominates, but the Garber, Le Conte, 

 Bartlett, Seckel, Sheldon, Lawrence, and some other sorts are some- 

 times grown. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



Distribution. — Very few pears are grown in West Virginia and 

 there are no centers of production. 



Varieties. — The Kieffer is found more frequently than any other 

 sort. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Distrihution. — The pear is negligible in the fruit industry of North 

 Carolina, though trees are grown more or less in many sections. 



Varieties. — The Kieffer is the variety most frequently planted. 

 The Le Conte and Garber varieties are also grown. 



" SOUTH CAROLINA. 



Distribution. — The prevalence of blight has largely restricted the 

 planting of pears, but they are grown in small plantings in most 

 parts of the State. 



Varieties. — The sand-pear hybrid group, including the Kieffer, Le 

 Conte, and Garber, comprises, practically all the varieties that are 

 planted. 



GEORGIA. 



Distribution. — Pears are relatively unimportant in Georgia. 

 Orchards and small plantings are located in many parts of the State, 

 and are perhaps of rather greater importance than elsewhere in the 

 southwestern portion, in Grady, Thomas, Brooks, Dougherty, Worth, 

 Crisp, and some other counties. Commercial shipments are made 

 from points in some of these counties. 



Varieties. — The Kieffer is the principal variety; some Le Conte, a 

 few Garber, and several others of the sand-pear hybrid group also 

 are grown. 



FLORIDA. 



Distribution. — In the northern and Panhandle regions of Florida 

 there are some 10 or 12 counties in each of which the pear produc- 

 tion, according to the Thirteenth Biennial Eeport (1913-14) of the 



