FRUITS. — VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 



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bearer; leaves long, oval, pointed, and dark green; seeds 

 dark. 



Beuri'C BOSC. — Fruit large, pyriform, somewhat uneven, 

 tapering gradually to the stalk ; skin smooth, dark yel- 

 low, nearly covered with rich cinnamon russet ; stalk varies 

 sometimes, being large and fleshy, as in the figure, or long, 

 rather slender, and curved ; flesh white, melting, buttery, 

 abounding in rich, sugary, and delicious juice, slightly per- 

 fumed. Ripens, Georgia, in September and into October; 

 New York, October and November. Tree healthy and 

 productive. 



Louise Boime de Jersey. — Fruit large, oblong, pyri- 

 form ; skin smooth, 

 glossy, pale green in the 

 shade, brownish-red in 

 the sun, sprinkled thick- 

 ly with minute dots; 

 stalk about an inch long, 

 obliquely inserted with- 

 out depression or with a 

 fleshy base ; calyx small, 

 open, with rather long 

 segments, in a shallow, 

 uneven basin ; flesh 

 greenish - white, very 

 juicy and melting, 

 and excellent. Ripens, 

 Georgia, August 10th, 

 and through the month ; 

 New York, September 

 and October. The tree 

 is an upright, vigorous grower, forming a fine pyramid. 

 The fruit is much better on the quince than on the pear. 



©earfeora's Seedling. — Tree vigorous, with long, dark 

 brown shoots, fruitful and healthy ; fruit small, turbinate, 

 regular; skin very smooth, clear light yellow, sprinkled 



Fig. 101. — dearborn's seedling. 



