WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 



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same branch;) coZor, yellowish, with brownish red in sun, minute 

 dots, and often sprinklings of russet ; calyx^ generally small, erect, 



open; hasin^ slijrht ; Htem, varying; core, medium; seeds, broad 

 ovate; Jlesh, white, fine-grained, buttery, juicy, aromatic. Season^ 

 October. 



Tyson. 



This fine variety was found in a hedge near Jcnkintown, Pa., 

 about 1792-4. The tree is of vi<r<)rous, upright growth, with reddish 

 brown wood, a moderate, regular bearer. 



Fruit, rather below medium, roundish pyriform, irregular; culor, 

 dull yellow, shaded with red in sun, little russeted, and with nume- 

 rous black specks ; stem, rather long, moderately stout, curved, and 

 obliquely attached to the fruit by a fleshy junction, swollen on one 

 side ; calyx, open, with short segments ; basin, round, shallow ; core 

 and seeds, small ; flesh, white, fine-grained, melting, juicy, sugary, 

 aromatic. Season, August. 



