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Angoul&me, Easter beurrd, Duchess of Orleans, beurr6 of Anjou, Bous- 

 souck, Doyenne Boussonck, passe Colmar. 



Diseases. — The blight is the only formidable enemy to pear culture; 

 and the remedy is an early, constant, and thorough excision and burn- 

 ing of all diseased wood. This generally results in saving the tree, and 

 if continued by cultivators, also in the destruction of the causes of the 



THE PEACH. VARIETIES. 



Serrate Early York. — {Syn. true early York, early York of Downing, 

 early purple erroneously.) Size medium, roundish-oval, suture slight ; 

 dotted with red on greenish-white in the shade, dark red to the sun ; 

 flesh very tender and full of juice, rich, with a faint mingling of acid. 

 Quite early, or middle of month of August. Growth rather free for a 

 serrate-leaved peach. Very productive, and from its earliness, of great 

 value. Differs from the large early York by its large flowers, cut leaves, 

 oval fruit, and earlier maturity. 



Large Early York, — [Syn. early York of New Jersey, Honest John.) 

 Large, roundish, inclining to oblate in fully grown specimens, nearly 

 white in the shade, with red dots, and with a deep red cheek to the 

 sun ; flesh nearly white, fine-grained, very juicy, with mild, rich, excel- 

 lent flavor. 



The New York Rareripe, (a name which has been more or less applied 

 to nearly all the early red peaches sent to New York market,) or Liv- 

 ingston's New York rareripe, is usually regarded as identical with the 

 large early York, but T. Hancock, of JSurlington, considers them dis- 

 tinct — the New York rareripe being rather superior, and ripening three 

 days later. Haines' early red closely resembles, if it is not identical 

 with large early York. 



Early Tillotson. — Size medium ; round or nearly globular ; thickly 

 dotted with red on a nearly white ground in the shade, dark deep red 

 in the sun ; flesh whitish, red at the stone, to which the flesh partially 

 adheres — juicy, rich, high-flavored, more of a nutmeg and less of a 

 vinous flavor than the serrate early York, and ripening about the same 

 time or a few days earlier, or the early part and middle of August. 

 Its time of maturity is often somewhat variable, even on the same tree. 



Bergen's Yellow. — Very large, round, slightly oblate ; suture distinct, 

 passing more than half round ; surface deep orange, with a broad deep 

 red cheek ; flesh juicy, rich, excellent. Eipens the first of autumn. 

 This is perhaps the finest of all yellow-fleshed peaches. Origin, Long 

 Island, New York. 



It differs from the yellow rareripe in its more oblate form, darker 

 color, superior flavor, and later maturity, and in its reniform glands. 



Columbia, — Large ; roundish-oblate ; suture distinct, passing half 

 "way round ; skin rough, rather thick, dull dingy red, with spots of 

 darker red ; flesh yellow, rich, juicy, of excellent flavor. Origin, New 

 Jersey. Ripens early in autumn. Shoots, dark reddish purple. 



Brevoort. — {Syn. Brevoort's Morris, Brevoort's Seedling Melter). 

 Medium- or Jarge, Found and slightly pli^late, suture distinct, deep at 



