The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . Yellowish, sprinkled with russet,faintly tinged with red next the Sun. The frnit here represented is of medium size. Some-times it is more pyramidal; but when it assumes thelatter form it is scarcely so rich ; and this is likewise thecase when it is grown to a much larger size. Occa-sionally the surface is somewhat uneven, and slight lon-gitudinal furrows running from the stalk end may bedistinguished. The flesh is yellowish-white, melting,exceedingly sugary and rich, with a very slight cinnamonflavour. A more sugary fruit cannot be desired;

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The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . Yellowish, sprinkled with russet,faintly tinged with red next the Sun. The frnit here represented is of medium size. Some-times it is more pyramidal; but when it assumes thelatter form it is scarcely so rich ; and this is likewise thecase when it is grown to a much larger size. Occa-sionally the surface is somewhat uneven, and slight lon-gitudinal furrows running from the stalk end may bedistinguished. The flesh is yellowish-white, melting,exceedingly sugary and rich, with a very slight cinnamonflavour. A more sugary fruit cannot be desired; in fact,some think it approaches too nearly the taste of perfection in December and January ; bat may bekept longer. The tree is free from canker, moderatelyvigorous, adapted for either walls, espaliers, or is a great bearer. The shoots are of a clear oliveyellow; leaves rather small, elliptic. Grown as a standard, the shoots are apt to grow toolong and slender, becoming pendulous in consequence ;and when they bear heavy crop

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