OF FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, &c. 
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NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
SEASON . 
WINTER. 
Beurre Easter— Large ; yellow, sprinkled with brown dots, often dull red cheek ; 
quality good. One of the best Winter pears. Best on quince. D. 
Dana’s Hovey— Small size ; color yellowish russet : flesh yellowish white, juicy, melt- 
ing, with a sugary, rich, aromatic flavor, too small for a market variety, but as an 
amateur sort, most desirable. S. 
Duchess de Bordeaux— Large size, with a very thick, tough skin, which renders it a 
most valuable keeper for winter use ; flesh melting, juicy, rich. S. 
Glout Morceau — Large, sweet, melting, ‘juicy and buttery; one of the best early 
Winter pears ; productive. D. 
Josephine de Malines — Medium, yellow, slightly russet : flesh buttery, juicy and 
sweet ; a fine keeper ; productive. D. 
Lawrence — Rather large, yellow, covered with brown dots ; flesh whitish, slightly 
granular, somewhat buttery, with a very rich, aromatic flavor, unsurpassed 
among the early Winter pears ; succeeds well on the quince ; ripens with little 
care ; should be in every orchard ; tree healthy, hardy and productive. S. 
Mt. Vernon— Medium size; light russet, reddish in the sun; flesh yellowish, juicy 
and aromatic ; early bearer. A very good late pear. D. and S. 
President Drouard — A very good looking and large Winter pear, with a delicate 
and abundant perfume ; melting and juicy. D. and S. 
Vicar of Winkfield (Le Cure) — Large, long ; not first quality, but desirable for its 
productiveness. Best on quince. D. and S. 
Winter Nelis — Medium size ; yellowish green and russet; fine grained, melting, rich 
and delicious ; one of the best Winter pears ; very productive. S. 
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PEACHES. 
The Peach Tree requires a well drained, moderately rich soil — warm, sandy loam is probably the best 
In order to preserve the continued healthy growth of the trees and the fine quality of the fruit, th' 
Peach should have the shoots and branches shortened in every year or two, so as to preserve a round, 
vigorous head ; and the land should not be seeded to grass, but kept in constant cultivation . 
The following have been selected after an examination of more than one hundred different sorts in 
bearing, the best only being chosen They furnish a succession for about two months, commencing the 
early part of August. 
NAME. 
DESCRIPTION. 
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SEASON. 
Alexander Early. 
From Illinois, from ten days to two weeks earlier than Hale’s 
Early ; of good size, well grown specimens measuring 
eight inches in circumference, handsome and regular in 
form with deep maroon shade, covered with the richest 
tint of crimson, rich and good in quality with a vinous 
flavor ; free-stone. 
Middle to end of 
July. 
Amsden. 
Very early ; three weeks before the Hale’s Early, and ten days 
before the Early Beatrice. The fruit has remarkably 
keeping and carrying qualities. Fruit rather larger than 
Hale’s Early ; roundish, a little flattened, with a slight 
suture. Color red, beautifully [shaded and mottled with a 
very dark red, nearly covering the greenish white ground. 
Flesh white, with a delicious flavor. 
Middle to end of 
July. 
Barnard’s Early. 
Medium to large ; yellow, cheek purplish red, flesh yellow, red 
at the stone, juicy, sweet and rich. One of the very best 
yellow fleshed peaches. 
First to middle of 
September. 
Clarissa. 
New, very large, yellow flesh, fine flavor and appearance 
First October. 
Conkling. 
New, beautiful golden yellow, marked with crimson ; very 
handsome, flesh pale yellow ; very juicy, sweet, vinous and 
very good . Equal to any yellow flesh peach. 
First September. 
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