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GARDENING FOE THE SOUTH. 



Early Harvest , — Fruit medium to large size, round, 

 sometimes flattened ; skin smooth, with a few white dots, 

 and of a pale yellow color ; stalk half to three-fourths of 

 an inch long, slender, in a moderate cavity ; calyx in a 

 shallow basin ; flesh white, tender, juicy, crisp ; flavor 

 rich, sprightly, and sub-acid. One of the best northern 

 varieties ; ripens from the 15th to the 20th of June. 



Red June. — Fruit medium size, generally oblong in 

 form ; skin smooth, green in the shade, changing rapidly, 



Fig. 78. — BED JUNE. 



at maturity, to a fine dark crimson ; stem half to three- 

 fourths of an inch long, inserted in a moderate cavity ; 

 calyx in a shallow basin ; flesh white, tender, mellow, 

 and digestible, fine grained, slightly acid, moderately 



