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ed at the stalk, narrowing a good deal to the eye. Skin smooth 

 pale greenish yellow in the shade, but red in the sun, with 

 splashes and specks of bright red, and a few yellow dots. Stalk 

 very short, and rather strong, downy, deeply inserted in a wide 

 one sided cavity. Calyx small, in a narrow, shallow basin. 

 Flesh white, tender, with a mild, agreeable flavour. December 

 to March. 



87. CHANDLER. 



We received this fine variety, which is a great favourite in 

 Connecticut, from the Rev. H. S. Ramsdell, of Thompson, in that 

 state. He informs us that it originated in the town of Pomfret, 

 Conn., (celebrated as the place of Gen. Putnam's adventure 

 with the wolf.) 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly flattened, and one-sided or an- 

 gular in its form ; obscurely ribbed on its sides. Skin thickly 

 streaked and overspread with dull red, (with a few streaks of 

 brighter red) on a greenish yellow ground ; the red sprinkled 

 with light gray dots. Stalk short, deeply sunk in a wide cavity. 

 Calyx small and closed, set in a plaited, wide basin. Core and 

 seeds small. Flesh greenish white, tender, juicy, with a mode- 

 rately rich, sub-acid flavour. The tree is one of moderate vig- 

 our, and is a great bearer. November to February. 



Fig. 42. Chandler. 



