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deep ; coj'e^ medium ; seeds, small, dark brown ; Jlesh, yellowish white, 

 juicy, gritty at core, slightly sugary. Season, November to Febru- 

 ary. 



Long Green. 



Verte Longue, I New Autumn^ 



Mouth Water, | Muscat Fleure, 



Mouille Bouche. 



This is an old foreign variety, always excellent, and an abundant 

 bearer. 



Fruit, medium, oblong, ovate pyriform ; color, green with dark 

 green specks; ste7n, medium length, slender; calyx, with long 

 reflexed segments ; basin, very shallow ; core, above medium ; seeds^ 

 dark brown ; Jlesh, yellowish white, melting, juicy, delicious. Season, 

 October. 



The Striped Long Green, Verte Longue Panachee, resembles the 

 above, but is smaller, and of no great value, aside from its prettily 

 striped appearance. 



Madeleine. 



Citron des Carnies, | Magdalen. 



Foreign. Tree very vigorous, 

 strong grower, a little liable to 

 frozen sap blight on the rich West- 

 ern soils, until it has acquired the 

 age of ten or more years ; very 

 productiv^e on pear or quince root. 



Fruit, below medium, (our 

 drawing one third too small,) obo- 

 vate, oblong pyriform ; stem, long, 

 slender, at base one side of fruit a 

 little enlarged ; color, pale yellow 

 ish green, a little brownish blush, 

 and russet specks on those exposed 

 most to sun ; calyx, with long per- 

 sistent, irregularly placed segments; 

 hasin, obscure, slightly plaited ; 

 core, small; seeds, ovate; Jlesh, 

 white, juicy, melting, sweet, slight- 

 Iv perfumed. Season, 15th to last 

 July. 



The Striped Madeleine Citron des 

 Carnies Panachee, differs from the 

 former in being striped with light 

 yellow, flesh more sweet and less 



