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int<'rvening ones, and is considered a valuable variety in its localit) ; 

 young shoots reddish brown. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly angular ; skin jjale yellowish 

 green, shaded, splashed and strii)ed with pale dull red nearly over the 

 surface, and thickly sprinkled with large areole dots; stalk short, small ; 

 cavity rather large ; calyx half closed ; basin large, deep, smooth ; tlesh 

 yellowish white, fine, rather firm, tender, juicy, rich subacid, slightly 

 aromatic ; very good ; core small. December, January. 



PoMME Grise d'Or. 

 Swazie Pomme Grise. 



An old variety of unknown origin. I am informed it is consider- 

 ably grown in Canada and some jiortions of Western New York, and 

 there were trees of it near Niagara on the Colonel Swa^iie farm — where 

 it probably originated — two feet in diameter. Tree hardy, u])right, 

 moderately A'igorous, and a good bearer every othei- year. The fruit i» 

 more oblong, moie golden in color, and more aromatic than the Pomiiie 

 Grise, and is considered superior to it. 



Pommo Grise d'Or. 



Fi'uit small, oblate, or roundish oblate, conical ; skin deep yellow, 

 covered with a thin light cinnamon grayish russet, and many rather 

 obscure light dots; stalk short to long, slender; cavity rather broad, 

 deep ; calyx closed ; basin quite large, deep, slightly corrugated ; flesh 

 whitish, fine, tender, juicy, mild subacid, rich and aromatic ; very good 

 or best ; core rather small, January to March or April. 



Peesh's Wikter. 



Originated at the Forest Nursery of J. S. Downer & Son, of Fair- 

 view, Todd County, Ky,, who wi-ite that the tree is a good grower, u]> 



