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Danvers Winter Sweet.* Medium or rather large, roundish, re* 

 motely oblong or conical, obscurely ribbed ; greenish yellow; be- 

 coming a rather dull rich yellow, sometimes an orange blush ; stalk 

 three-quarters to one inch long, cavity acute ; basin smooth, narrow ; 

 flesh yellow, sweet, rich. Fig. 408. Growth vigorous, tree pro- 

 ductive. Massachusetts. 



Green Sweet.* Large or medium, nearly round, slightly approach- 

 ing ovate-conical, regular; surface green, with greenish white 

 dots ; stalk about an inch long, moderately thick, cavity rather small 

 and narrow, round, acuminate ; basin small, slightly furrowed ; 

 flesh greenish white, with a very sweet, spicy, good flavor. Fair, 

 productive, and a long keeper. Fig. 407. Massachusetts. 



Higby's Sweet. Size medium, roundish, slightly oblate ; pale yel- 

 low ; stalk short ; basin deep, slightly furrowed ; flesh white, tender, 

 with a good, sweet flavor. Early winter. Northeastern Ohio. 



FIG. 406. FIG. 407. _, 



Tallman Sweet. Green Sweet. Danvers Winter Sweet, 



Honey Greening. Large, oblong, oval ; greenish yellow with green 

 and gray dots; stalk long, slender, deeply set; basin broad, deep; 

 flesh tender, mild, sweet, slightly aromatic. Grown at the West. 

 Tree vigorous, upright, an early and constant bearer. November 

 and December. 



Jacobs Sweet.* Tree vigorous, spreading ; fruit medium to large, 

 roundish-oblate ; light yellow with numerous large greenish dots, 

 occasionally blushed ; flesh white, crisp, somewhat coarse, but 

 good. November to late winter. An excellent winter sweet. 

 Medford, Mass. 



Leicester Sweet. (Potter Sweet.) Rather large, oblate ; greenish 

 yellow and dull red ; tender, rich, excellent, fine for dessert or bak- 

 ing. Winter. Tree vigorous, not very productive. Origin, 

 Leicester, Mass. 



London Sweet. (Heicke's Winter Sweet.) Rather large, oblate ; 

 pale yellow; stalk very short, deeply set; basin abrupt; flesh 

 whitish, tender, with a fine, sweet, aromatic flavor. Early winter. 

 Tree upright, a good annual bearer. 



Tolman Sweet.* Medium or rather large, roundish-oblate slightly 

 conical ; clear light yellow, with a clear brownish line from stalk 

 to apex ; stalk nearly an inch long ; calyx in a distinct, slightly 



