The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . d very finelyserrated; petioles long, about two inches in length, slender. Flowers.—Medium size, petals narrow. Fruit.—Large, about four inches long and three and a half indiameter: Form, oblong, inclining to pyramidal, regular, largest in themiddle, tapering to an obtuse point at the stem : Skin, slightly rough,greenish yellow, becoming pale yellow when mature, broadly tingedwith pale red in the sun, and mottled with dots of a deeper shade,often russe
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . d very finelyserrated; petioles long, about two inches in length, slender. Flowers.—Medium size, petals narrow. Fruit.—Large, about four inches long and three and a half indiameter: Form, oblong, inclining to pyramidal, regular, largest in themiddle, tapering to an obtuse point at the stem : Skin, slightly rough,greenish yellow, becoming pale yellow when mature, broadly tingedwith pale red in the sun, and mottled with dots of a deeper shade,often russeted around the crown, and regularly and thickly covered withlarge distinct russet specks : Stem, medium length, about an inch long,rather stout, curved, and inserted in a shallow cavity, formed by swell-ings and projections of the fruit, highest on one side: Eye, mediumsize, open and slightly sunk in a very shallow, plaited or fmTowedbasin ; segments of the calyx short, stiff, projecting: Flesh, yellowishwhite, coarse, melting, and juicy: Flavor, rich, sugary, slightly vinous,perfumed and deUcious : Core, rather large : Seeds, Ripe in November, and keeps four or five weeks. [70] m,-.
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