The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . d a half inches long, stout. Flowers.—Laige; petals large, roundish, cupped. Fruit.—Very large, about five inches long, and two and three quar-ters in diameter : Form, oblong pyramidal, angular at the crown, largestabove the middle, tapering little towards the eye, and slightly contractednear the stem: Skin, fair, nearly smooth, dull green, becoming, whenmature, of a pale lemon yellow, considerably suffused with red on thesunny side, somewhat traced wi
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . d a half inches long, stout. Flowers.—Laige; petals large, roundish, cupped. Fruit.—Very large, about five inches long, and two and three quar-ters in diameter : Form, oblong pyramidal, angular at the crown, largestabove the middle, tapering little towards the eye, and slightly contractednear the stem: Skin, fair, nearly smooth, dull green, becoming, whenmature, of a pale lemon yellow, considerably suffused with red on thesunny side, somewhat traced with russet, and regularly covered witlirather large russet specks : Stem, medium length, about one inch long,moderately stout, curved and twisted, Avrinkled, swollen, and fleshy at thebase, and set upon an obtuse point on one side 4|(f a slight projection :Eye, large, open, slightly depressed in a very shallow basin; segmentsof the calyx rather short, rounded, and quite reflexed: Flesh, yellowishwhite, melting and juicy : Flavor, sprightly, rich, and saccharine, with alittle perfume : Core, small: Seeds, medium size, long and Ripe in December, and often keeps till February. [48]
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