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GAKDENING FOE THE SOUTH. 



July 15th ; New York, the last of August. Keeps a long 

 time after gathering, and is an excellent fruit to send to a 

 distant market. Very desirable. Tree vigorous and up- 

 right, with yellowish-brown wood. An early and pro- 

 ductive bearer. 



Bcurre Richelieu. — Fruit large, pyriform, sometimes 

 truncate ; skin greenish, changing to yellow, with russet 

 dots and markings ; stalk short, fleshy at the base, inserted 

 by a lip and inclined, in a broad depression ; calyx small, 

 closed, in a furrowed basin ; flesh buttery, melting, juicy, 

 with a fine, sweet, aromatic flavor. Georgia, October; 

 New York, December. Tree vigorous and productive. 



PaSSC Miliar. — Fruit large, varying from obovate to 

 obtuse-pyriform ; skin rather thick, yellowish-green, turn- 

 ing yellow when mature, a good deal russeted about the 

 eye and at the base of the stalk ; stalk rather long, often 

 fleshy at its base, inserted in an uneven cavity ; calyx 

 open, in a slight, regular basin; flesh yellowish, fine, 

 melting, and juicy, with a sweet, rich, aromatic flavor. A 

 rapid grower and profuse bearer, but if the fruit is not 

 well thinned, it will be small and astringent. Georgia, 

 October and November ; New York, December. 



€rlOllt Morceau. — Fruit large, varying in form from 

 obovate to obtuse-pyriform, and often depressed some- 

 what ; skin pale greenish-yellow, marked with small dots, 

 russeted about the stem, with a brownish cheek on the 

 more exposed fruits ; stem long, slender, in a slight cavity ; 

 calyx mostly open, in a rather deep basin ; flesh white, 

 fine-grained, very melting, juicy, sugary, and perfumed. 

 A fine, pyramidal, healthy grower, and quite fruitful. 

 Georgia, October and November; New York, December. 



Josephine de Malines. — Fruit medium, truncate, ob- 

 conic ; skin yellowish, somewhat russeted, especially about 

 the base and crown, and sprinkled with russet dots ; stalk 

 long, stout, curved, inserted in a moderate, russet-lined 



