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Beurre d* Anjou. — Large; skin yellow with light russet spots; flesh white, 
buttery, melting, rich and juicy. Ripe in September. 
Buerre Clairgeau. —Large; melting, sweet and good; tree of stout growth. 
.September and October. 
Seckle. — Small; skin yellowish brown, with red cheek ; flesh very juicy, melt- 
/ ‘ng, rich, spicy and delicious. Ripe in August. 
Clapp’s Favorite.—Large; skin pale yellow, delicately splashed with 
crimson in the sun; flesh fine grained, melting, rich, vinous and sweet. Ripe in 
August. 
Jefferson. —Ripens in Central Mississippi from the 1st to the 10th of June ; 
is in market as early as the earliest peaches, and brings the highest prices. It is 
above medium size, pyriform in shape; color bright yellow, with a bright, deep 
■crimson cheek. It is ripe and marketed before the LeConte is ready to ship, and 
this, with its handsome appearance, makes it valuable. In quality it is inferior. 
Garber’s. — A seedling of China Sand, raised by Dr. J. B. Garber, of Penn¬ 
sylvania. Resembles the Keiffer in size, appearance and quality ; matures in Octo¬ 
ber; tree of more open growth than the Keiffer. 
Smith’s.—Almost identical with LeConte in size, shape and quality, but per¬ 
haps a little earlier. 
Idaho.—A new variety very highly recommended by the introducers as well 
as by numerous loading pomologists of this country who have tested it. Tree a 
strong grower, resemblimg LeConte in this respect. Fruit large and of excellent 
cjuality. 
At the meeting of the American Bornological Society in 1889, at Ocala, Fla., the 
Committee upon Native Fruits, Dr. F. M. Hexamer, of New York, chairman, 
reported upon this pear as follows: 
“The most noteworthy new fruit which has come to the notice of your commit¬ 
tee is the Idaho Pear. It is a chance seedling, originating near Lewiston, Idaho. 
In size, general appearance and aroma, it resembles the crosses of the Chinese Sand 
Pear, but its eating quality is far superior to that of any of this class known in cul¬ 
tivation. It is very large and handsome ; irregular, globular, somewhat depressed. 
The cavity of the fruit is very irregular, basin shallow and pointed; calyx very 
small and closed ; core very small; skin golden yellow with many russety spots ; 
flesh melting, juicy, with a sprightly, vinous, delicious flavor; season September 
and October. So far it has not fruited outside of its native locality, whqpre the tree 
lias withstood a temperature of thirty degrees below zero.” 
Trees of this variety promise well, but none in the South are yet old enough to 
bear. 
KAKI OB JAPAN PERSIMMON. 
This fruit has been thoroughly tested in Florida and throughout the cotton belt 
of the Southern States, and has proved to be a decided acquisition. Some of the va¬ 
rieties come into bearing at a very early age, and are very prolific ; in fact, the young 
trees have a tendency of taking on too much fruit, and this tendency should be 
checked by removing part of the fruit the first year if the trees are heavily loaded. 
It is not uncommon for trees that have only been set out one year to bear twenty 
to fifty persimmons. As the fruit is very large and heavy the strain on the tree is 
very severe. 
All of our Japan Persimmons are worked on Native Seedling Persimmon stocks 
and are much better than the imported trees, the latter being sadly deficient in 
roots. Not only this, but the Japanese importations are sadly mixed, many differ¬ 
ent varieties being sent out under one name, or one variety under several different 
names. 
