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‘Bary or Roi Pear, the finest Pear in the world, from St.
G. Tucker.
Newington Peach, from Mr. Seawell.
Pound Pear, from Mrs. Anderson.
Cluster Cherry, ripe in May, from Mr. Eppes.
Mr. Kennon’s Pear.”’
Under ‘‘List of Grafted Fruit Trees of different kinds Grafted
or planted at Prestwould 16th March 1792,” are many kinds of
cherries, with ‘‘plumbs,”’ nectarines, quinces, peaches, and an
‘‘Esopus Spitzemburg, a very large red apple, reckoned the finest
eating apple in America, next to the Newtown Pippin. [From
St. Gir kee
Dated 1807 is Lady Jean’s “‘Memo: of the Seasons when the
different Fruits at Prestwould are ripe, or fit to gather,’ and from
it we may judge whether or not the seasons of the present time are
different from those of her day:
"May Cherries, Duke Cherries, and Strawberries of dit¬
ferent kinds, from early in May to the middle of June.
Black, White and English Raspberries, from the beginning
of June to the middle of July.
Red and Black Currants, and Morello Cherries, from the
middle of June to the middle of July.
Red, White and Blue Plumbs, from the Ist of July to the
Ist of August.
Honey Pear, from the Island, about the middle of July.
Catherine Pear, from the Kitchen Garden, between the
middle of July and Ist of August."
Besides the vegetables in the flower garden, there were many
in the kitchen garden, and more grown on one of the islands, so
that, as shown by old invoices, seeds and plants were ordered in
great quantities. On one, if not on all of the three islands, there
were orchards of peach, pear and apple trees, as well as other
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