. American horticultural manual .. . ;n-face greenishyellow, mostly covered with rather dull mixed red, witli dark crimsonstripes and splashes; cavity acute, narrow, wavy, russeted; stem short ;basin abrupt, wavy; calyx open, large. Core half open, meeting;tube conical, very small and short; stamens Ijasal; flesh yellow,coarse-grained, mild subacid, fair. August. Arctic.—Origin, Cape Mneent, New York; tree a strong, uprightgrower and early bearer. Fruit large, regular, roundish oblate, often distinctly angular, orfive-sided in large specimens; surface dark solid red, obscurely mar-bled and mix
. American horticultural manual .. . ;n-face greenishyellow, mostly covered with rather dull mixed red, witli dark crimsonstripes and splashes; cavity acute, narrow, wavy, russeted; stem short ;basin abrupt, wavy; calyx open, large. Core half open, meeting;tube conical, very small and short; stamens Ijasal; flesh yellow,coarse-grained, mild subacid, fair. August. Arctic.—Origin, Cape Mneent, New York; tree a strong, uprightgrower and early bearer. Fruit large, regular, roundish oblate, often distinctly angular, orfive-sided in large specimens; surface dark solid red, obscurely mar-bled and mixed, a little yellow ground-color on shady side, with deli-cate bloom; dots distinct, few, gray; cavity regular, wide, obtuse, withsome radiating green or russet; stem short, stout; basin rather shal-low, abrupt, somewhat irregular; calyx closed; segments flat con-vergent. Core small, closed; cells ovate, slit; tube funnel-shaped;stamens basal; seeds plump; flesh yellow, firm, moderately juicy,crisp, mild subacid, good. ^ Arkansas (Arkamaw, Mammoth Blacf: Twig).—Origin, the farm, Rheas Mill, Arkansas, from seeds planted in or 40 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 1834. The true Paragon originated in Tennessee, and for a time thetwo varieties were thought to be identical. Fruit huge, very regular, roundish, conical; surface greenish yel-low, mostl}^ covered ^\•ith solid dark to black red on sunn}^ side; dotsdistinct, numerous, mostly minute, whitish; cavity regular, obtuse,large stellate russet patch; stem very short; basin shallow, nearlysmooth; calyx closed; segments connivent. Coreclasping, half open;cells obovate, .slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds ratherfew, short, i)lump; flesh yellow ^\ith yellow veinings, firm, juicy,.subacid, very good. Winter. The cut is of an undersized sijecimen,but typical as to shape. Arkansas Beauty.—Origin, Arkansas. A showy fruit; specimensfrom Iowa somewhat higher colored than Southern specimens. Fruit larg
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