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has rather reduced than enlarged the illustration of spec- 

 imens placed in his hands. 



Brinckle's Orange. See Orange. 



Burlington. Large ; same color as the Red Antwerp. 

 Originated by the late Benjamin Prosser, of Burlington, 

 New Jersey. 



Belle de Pallium, (Fig. 73.) Very large; obtuse- 

 conical ; grains large, regular ; light bright crimson, 



separates freely from 

 the core, sub-acid, juicy, 

 very good, moderately 

 firm; canes very strong; 

 spines short, purple, not 

 very numerous ; leaves 

 medium, deep green ; 

 lobes broadly ovate ; 

 Fig. 73.-BELLE BE PALLUAu. statures vwj regular 



and sharp pointed; very productive, and will probably 

 become a valuable market variety. Requires protection 

 in winter. From France. 



Clarke. (Fig. 74.) Large; roundish-conical; light 

 crimson ; grains medium ; very sweet, rich, and high 

 flavored ; parts freely from the 

 core ; moderately firm ; canes 

 very strong and stocky, erect, 

 more or less branching ; spines 

 white, the ends slightly colored, 

 rigid, numerous at the base of the 

 canes, scattering, and few above ; 

 leaves very large, thick, rather 

 flat, deep green above, and silvery 



white beneath, coarsely and un- 



J -, , . Fig. 74. CLARKE. 



evenly serrate ; very productive ; 



moderately hardy. Raised from seed by E. E. Clarke, 

 New Haven, Conn., in 1856. 



