VAN MONS LE'ON LE CLERC PEAK. 



white specks ; buds, medium size, short, flattened and pointed, with rather 

 prominent shoulders: Flower-buds long and rather obtuse, with loose, 

 grayish scales. 



LEAVES. Medium size, rather long and narrow, tapering much to the 

 point, nearly smooth, bright green and glossy, with scarcely perceptible 

 serratures : petioles long and slender. 



FLOWEBS. Small ; petals yellowish white. 



FKUIT. Large, about four and a half inches long, and three inches 

 in diameter: Form, obtuse pyramidal, nearly regular, largest about 

 the middle, tapering to a slightly obtuse point at the stem : Skin, fair, 

 smooth, pale yellow, becoming orange when mature, little russeted at the 

 base of the stem, slightly browned on the sunny side, and regularly 

 sprinkled with numerous small russet specks : Stem, medium length, 

 about one inch, moderately stout, curved, and obliquely inserted, little 

 on one side, in a very shallow cavity: Eye, large, open, and rather deeply 

 depressed in an open and slightly ridged basin ; segments of the calyx 

 long, pointed, and so much reflexed as to lie quite back upon the fruit : 

 Flesh, yellowish, fine, buttery, melting and juicy : Flavor, rich, brisk, 

 vinous, perfumed and delicious : Core, medium size : Seeds, large, very 

 long and pointed. 



RIPE in November, and is in eating from four to five weeks, 



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