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quince, we have not ourselves had any experience. Wood 

 very strong and stout, yellowish brown, with large white 

 specks. 



Size, medium, about two inches long, and two and a half 

 in diameter : Form, oblate, more broad than deep, flattened 

 at each end, and largest in the middle : Skin, fair, little rough, 

 pale green, becoming dull yellow when mature, somewhat 

 traced with russet, and thickly covered with russet specks: 



Fig. 7. Eyewood. 



Stem, long, about one and a half inches, slender, curved, and 

 inserted in a small, moderately deep cavity : Eye, small, open, 

 and little sunk in a round, smooth, shallow basin : segments 

 of the calyx short, and partially reflexed : Flesh, white, rather 

 coarse, melting and juicy : Flavor, rich, subacid, and brisk, 

 with an agreeable musky aroma : Core, large : Seeds, large, 

 broad, and partially flattened. Ripe in October, and keeps 

 for some time. 



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