rge, roundish, inclining to conic,
sometimes a little elongated, and sometimes slightly oblique. Skin
greenish yellow, shaded, splashed and striped with light and dark red
over nearly the whole surface, and thickly sprinkled with light and
brown dots, a portion of them aureole dots. Stalk short, rather stout,
inserted in a medium cavity. Calyx closed. Basin rather large, slightly
corrugated. Flesh yellowish, a little coarse, moderately juicy, mild
subacid. Good. Core small. January to May.

WHITE WINTER PEARMAIN.

_Synonym_: Campbellite.

Origin unknown; by some thought to be an old Eastern variety; highly
esteemed at the West. Tree spreading, hardy, and thrifty, a regular and
good bearer. Young shoots very short jointed, dull reddish brown,
slightly grayish or downy at the ends. Fruit medium or above, roundish
oblong conic, somewhat oblique. Stalk short, in a deep cavity. Calyx
nearly closed. Segments long. Basin uneven. Skin pale yellow, with a
slight blush or warm cheek, thickly sprinkled with minute brown dots.
Flesh yellowish, tender, crisp, juicy, very pleasant subacid. Very good.
January to April.

SMOKEHOUSE.

_Synonyms_: Millcreek Vandevere, Red Vandevere, English Vandevere.

Origin, Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, near Millcreek, grown on the
farm of ---- Gibbons, near his smokehouse; hence its name. An old
variety, and popular in Pennsylvania. It somewhat resembles the old
Pennsylvania Vandevere, and is supposed to be a seedling of it. Tree
moderately vigorous, with a spreading head, a good bearer. Young wood
dark, dull reddish brown. Fruit rather above medium, roundish oblate,
skin yellow, shaded and splashed with crimson, and thickly sprinkled
with large gray and brown dots. Stalk rather long, curved, inserted in a
broad cavity. Calyx closed, set in a wide basin of moderate depth,
slightly corrugated. Flesh yellowish, somewhat firm, juicy, crisp,
rather rich subacid. Good. September to February. Valued for culinary
uses.

AUTUMN PEARMAIN.

_Synonym_: Winter Pearmain.

A slow-growing tree, but attains a large size. Branches slender,
spreading. Fruit of medium size, roundish, narrowing gradually toward
the eye. Color brownish yellow, mixed with green on the shaded side, but
next the sun reddish, blended with yellow, streaked with deeper red, and
sprinkled with numerous small brown specks. Stalk short, obliquely
planted under a fleshy lip. Calyx small, set in a broad shallow basin,
which is