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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



hardj, of moderate growth, shoots thorny, light yellowish 

 brown. October and later. 



21. Glout Morcean. — Fruit rather large, oval, obovate, 

 varying in shape ; skin, thin, pale greenish yellow, with 

 brownish patches ; stem long, slender, in a small cavity ; 

 calyx open, in a deep basin. Flesh white, fine-grained, 

 buttery, melting, saccharine and rich. E-ipens gradually 

 through October, lasts often until January. Excellent. 



22. Winter Nelis. — Fruit medium size, roundish, obovate 

 narrowing to the stalk, yellowish green, dotted Avith gray 

 russet and nearly covered with russet patches towards the 

 sun ; stalk long, curved in a narrow cavity ; calyx open, 

 in a shallow basin ; flesh yellowish white, fine grained, 

 juicy, melting, with a rich sugary flavor. Tree apt to 

 blight, but the most delicious of late pears. E-ipe last of 

 October and through November. Nearly or quite equal 

 to the Seckel. 



23. Jaminette, or Josephine. — Fruit medium to large, obo- 

 vate, narrowing to the stalk ; skin, pale green, marked with 

 brownish russet and speckled with round dots ; stalk, 

 rather short, thick, obliquely set without a cavity ; 

 calyx open, in a moderate basin ; flesh, white, melting, 

 juicy, with sugary aromatic flavor. E-ipens Nov. 6th. 

 Valuable. 



24. Beurre _D' Aremberg. — Fruit, obovate, narrowing to 

 the stalk skin, pale greenish yellow spotted with russet ; 

 stalk short, fleshy and obliquely set ; calyx small, in a 

 deep basin ; flesh white, buttery, melting and juicy, with 

 a rich vinous flavor. Eipens in November. Promises well. 



25. Franklin. — A native of this State; large, oblong, turbi- 

 nate, very irregular, narrowing to the eye ; green, clouded 

 with dark green, and thickly sprinkled with dark green 

 dots. A very indifi'erent looking pear which bears abun- 

 dantly, and when ripe in January, the flesh is sweet, 



