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scattering, small, oblong, not raised. Buds small, plump, obtuse, free, 

 pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit small to medium, very uniform in size and shape. Form roundish 

 oblate often inclined to conic, regular or obscurely ribbed. Stem medium 

 length, thick to moderately slender. Cavity acute to acuminate, medium in 

 depth to deep, medium to broad, symmetrical, russeted but slightly if at all. 

 Calyx small to medium, closed or partly open ; lobes short, rather broad, 

 acute. Basin moderately shallow to rather deep, moderately wide, somewhat 

 abrupt, smooth or nearly so, symmetrical. 



Skin thin, tough, greenish-yellow or pale yellow more or less blushed and 

 mottled with moderately dull red overlaid with narrow splashes and stripes 

 of carmine. Dots small, scattering, inconspicuous, submerged or russet. 



Calyx tube narrow, conical to funnel-shape. Stamens marginal to median. 



Core small, axile, or nearly so; cells slightly open; core lines somewhat 

 clasping or meeting. Carpels elliptical to somewhat obovate, emarginate, 

 sometimes tufted. Seeds numerous, medium to rather large, wide, long, flat, 

 very irregular, obtuse. 



Flesh yellowish- white, firm, fine, crisp, tender, very juicy, mild subacid, 

 very good. 



Season September to January. 



JEFFERSON COUNTY* 



REFERENCES, i. Horticulturist, 10:254. 1&55- fig- 2 - Downing, 1857:156. 

 3. Warder, 1867:723. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1873. 5. Thomas, 1875:201. 

 6. Lyon, Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:292. 



SYNONYMS. None. 



This variety originated in Jefferson county, N. Y., hence its name (2). 

 The tree is of medium size, moderately vigorous; form somewhat drooping; 

 twigs rather slender. It comes into bearing young and is a reliable bearer 

 producing some fruit nearly every year, alternating heavy with lighter crops. 

 The fruit is yellow shaded and splashed with red, not very bright in color, 

 in season during October and November. It is particularly suitable for 

 dessert, the flesh being tender, rather firm, crisp, of good flavor and excellent 

 quality but it is not regarded as a good market variety for there is apt to be 

 a rather large amount of small, imperfect or otherwise unmarketable fruit 

 and when the fruit does not color properly, as happens in many cases, it is of 

 poor flavor. It was listed by the American Pomological Society in 1873. 

 It has been sparingly disseminated in various parts of the country but is as 

 yet little known. So far as we can learn it is not being planted in New 

 York. 



JENNETTING or JUNEATING. 



This name has been applied by some to White Juneating. For 

 a description of this variety together with Hogg's account of the 

 derivation of the name the reader is referred to White Juneating, 

 page 240. 



