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THE PRACTICAL GARDENER. 



119. La Pastorale. — Is in eating in March; flesh tender and buttery; jmce 

 rich ; very sweet. 



120. Golden Beprrf. — Was introduced from Burgundy by Marshal Conway, 

 and first cultivated in this country, at his seat, Park-place, near Henley-upon- 

 Thames ; color beautiful scarlet next the sun, and yellow upon the shaded side ; 

 flesh melting ; juice high-flavored ; ripens in October. 



121. MuiR Fowl-Egg. — An esteemed Scotch fruit. Tree hardy; bears well 

 upon standards; good bearer ; color green and brown. 



122. John Monteath. — Another esteemed Scotch fruit; an exeellent bearer 

 upon standards or walls. 



123. Longdeville. — An old Scotch fruit. An excellent bearer either upon walls 

 or standards. Probably has been brought from France originally by some of that 

 ancient family. 



124. Green Sugar. — An esteemed Scotch fruit. Smallish size, juicy, and rather 

 well-flavored ; great bearer upon standards. 



CULINARY PEARS, 



Arranged in their Order of Ripening. 



125. PoiR Portrail, or Gate Pear. — An excellent culinary fruit. 



126. Unicorn. — A beautiful fruit; colour red and yellow ; rather austere. 



127. Le Besideri, or Wilding of the Forest of Heri in Bretagne. — Handsome 

 upright tree. 



128. Black Pear of Worcester, or Parkinson's Warden, or Pound Pear. — 

 Good bearer, and keeps long. 



129. La Double Fleur, Double Flowering. — Large flat beautiful pear; skin 

 smooth ; color yellow on one side, and blueish on the other. It is the best pear to 

 preserve, taking a fine red color from the fire. 



130. Bloody. 



131. Pou Meg. — An esteemed Carse of Gowrie fruit, (Scotch) Hardy tree, and 

 good bearer. 



132. Catellac. 



133. Union, or Uvidale's St. Germain, Pickering's St. Germain.. — Free growing 

 tree. 



134. Franc Real, or Golden End of Winter. 



135. Spanish Red Warden. 



PEACHES. 



Peach, Amygdalus Persiea, Linnceus, — belongs to the class and order Icosan- 

 dria Monogynia, and natural order Rosacce. 



Is a native of Persia, and was introduced into Europe by the Romans, during the 

 reign of Claudius, and is described by Columella, and afterwards by Pliny. The former 

 says, that when it was first brought into the Roman Empire, it possessed deleterious 

 qualities. Knight, however, supposes those peaches to have been only swollen almonds, 

 or imperfect peaches, and which are known to contain the Prussic acid, which ope- 



