. American horticultural manual .. . - to May. Minnesota Gilbert. — From Minnesota; origin uncertain; recom-mended for trial by the Horticultural Society of that State under tliename of Gilbert, but as this name has long been occupied by a Ten-nessee variety the name is modified as above. Fruit medium, regular, oblate to very ol)late; surface greenishyellow, mostly covered with mixed red, with dark crimson splashesand stripes much like a highly colored Oldenburg; dots distinct,numerous, gray, rather large; cavity regular, wide, with radiatinglio-ht vellow russet; stem short; basin regular, \\i
. American horticultural manual .. . - to May. Minnesota Gilbert. — From Minnesota; origin uncertain; recom-mended for trial by the Horticultural Society of that State under tliename of Gilbert, but as this name has long been occupied by a Ten-nessee variety the name is modified as above. Fruit medium, regular, oblate to very ol)late; surface greenishyellow, mostly covered with mixed red, with dark crimson splashesand stripes much like a highly colored Oldenburg; dots distinct,numerous, gray, rather large; cavity regular, wide, with radiatinglio-ht vellow russet; stem short; basin regular, \\ide, shallow smooth, 130 SYSTEM A TIC POMOLOGY or with a few minute wrinkles or prominences around calyx; calyxwide, open; sef!;ments convergent. Core closed, small, clasping,sessile; cells axilc, round, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median;. Minnesota Gilbert. seeds very large, flat; flesh white, juicy, sprightly subacid, good;use culinary. August to September.
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