362 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



Tree medium iu vigor, upright -spreading, productive. Fruit early mid- 

 season; 2 inches in diameter, pointed-oval, compressed, with halves equal; 

 cavity shallow, flaring, with tender skin; suture shallow; apex a long 

 straight beak; color pale white, with a bright red blush with dull mottlings; 

 skin thick, tough; flesh white, scarcely stained at the pit, very juicy, sweet, 

 tender and melting, high-flavored; very good in quality; stone free, ovate, 

 slightly wedged-shaped at the base, plump, winged, long-pointed, with 

 pitted and grooved surfaces. 



