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BULLETIN 822, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
ably leading. Isolated orchards of importance are also found in 
other localities, including Anne Arundel, Carroll, Washington, and 
other counties. 
Varieties. — The bulk of the fruit consists of the Kieffer, but trees 
of the Le Conte, Garber, Bartlett, Seckel, Angouleme, Anjou, and a 
few other varieties are occasionally found. 
VIRGINIA. 
Distribution. — As in many other States, pear trees are widely dis- 
tributed, being found in nearly all parts of Virginia, but there are 
very few commercial orchards and no centralized pear industry. 
Some car-lot shipments are made from Frederick County. 
Varieties. — The Kieffer predominates, but the Garber, Le Conte, 
Bartlett, Seckel, Sheldon, Lawrence, and some other sorts are some- 
times grown. 
WEST VIRGINIA. 
Distribution. — Very few pears are grown in West Virginia and 
there are no centers of production. 
Varieties. — The Kieffer is found more frequently than any other 
sort. 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
Distribution. — The pear is negligible in the fruit industry of North 
Carolina, though trees are grown more or less in many sections. 
Varieties. — The Kieffer is the variety most frequently planted. 
The Le Conte and Garber varieties are also grown. 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Distribution. — The prevalence of blight has largely restricted the 
planting of pears, but they are grown in small plantings in most 
parts of the State. 
Varieties. — The sand-pear hybrid group, including the Kieffer, Le 
Conte, and Garber, comprises practically all the varieties that are 
planted. 
GEORGIA. 
Distribution. — Pears are relatively unimportant in Georgia. 
Orchards and small plantings are located in many parts of the State, 
and are perhaps of rather greater importance than elsewhere in the 
southwestern portion, in Grady, Thomas, Brooks, Dougherty, Worth, 
Crisp, and some other counties. Commercial shipments are made 
from points in some of these counties. 
Varieties. — The Kieffer is the principal variety ; some Le Conte, a 
few Garber, and several others of the sand-pear hybrid group also 
FLORIDA. 
Distribution. — In the northern and Panhandle regions of Florida 
there are some 10 or 12 counties in each of which the pear produc- 
tion, according to the Thirteenth Biennial Report (1913-14) of the 
