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GAKDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



in every respect is of the highest excellence. Succeeds on 

 pear or quince. 



13. Louise Bonne de Jersey. — Fruit large, p3-riform ; skin 

 smooth and glossj, pale green overspread in the sun with 

 brownish red, sprinkled with gray dots ; stalk an inch 

 long, curved, inserted obliquely, without depression in a 

 fleshy base ; calyx open, in a shallow basin ; flesh green- 

 ish white, juicy, melting, rich and excellent. Ripens August 

 25th. Proves here equally good on pear or quince stock ; 

 an early bearer always fair, beautiful and of excellent 

 though not the highest flavor. (Mr. Van Buren writes it 

 does not succeed with him.) 



14. DuchessecV Angouleme. — Fruit very large, oblong, obo- 

 vate with a knobby surface ; skin dull, greenish yellow, 

 streaked and spotted with russet ; stalk long, very stout, bent, 

 and deeply set in an irregular cavity ; flesh white, buttery, 

 very juicy, rich and delicious. Said to succeed best on the 

 quince, does well here on pear stock ; a very desirable sort 

 on account of the fruit being of excellent quality, and im- 

 mensely large. 



15. Belle Lucrative. — Fruit medium size, round, obovate ; 

 skin pale yellowish green, slightly russet ; stalk an inch 

 long, stout, set obliquely in a slight cavity ; calyx, short, 

 open, in a moderate basin ; flesh, melting, exceedingly 

 juicy, sugary, rich and delicious. Ripens August 25th. To 

 my taste fully equal to the Seckel, very melting and de- 

 licious, and a first-rate pear in every respect. Napolean 

 and Heathcote are desirable pears ; ripening about the 20th 

 of September, and in-crease the variety of fruits at a season 

 when peaches and apples are not usually plentiful. 



16. Beurre Bosc. — Fruit large, pyriform, tapering gradually 

 to the stalk ; skin dark yellow, nearly covered with cinna- 

 mon russet, slightly tinged with red to the sun ; stalk long, 

 slender, curved ; calyx in a shallow basin ; flesh white, 



