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ances. The eye is placed at the bottom of a broad cavity, which in 

 large fruit is considerably more than half an inch in de})th ; segments 

 broad and strong, but short. Stalk about an inch long, thick, in- 

 serted in a broad and deep hollow, with uneven sides. Skin greenish 



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yellow, thinly studded with small brownish dots, with a slight tinge 

 of red occasionally on the sunny side ; rarely in any degree russeted. 

 Flesh not perfectly buttery, but juicy, sugary, and very agreeable. 

 Although this cannot be called a handsome fruit, yet from its great 

 size it makes a fine appearance at dessert ; the quality is also very 

 good, although strictly speaking not first-rate. Tlie trees are hardy, 

 and bear freely as pyramids. J. B. Whiting. 



