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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



and splashes on sunny side, often nearly covering the whole surface, 

 then a beautiful fruit; cavity narrow, acute, with a little russet; 

 stem long; basin flat or nearly so, when flat the basin has protu- 



Christmas. 



berances around the eye; calyx closed; flesh white, juicy, tender, 

 subacid, very good. Late fall. 



Clark Pearmain. An old variety of North Carolina origin; tree 

 of slow growth, very productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish, slightly conical, truncated, regular; 

 surface greenish yellow, nearly covered with rich dark red splashes 

 and stripes, coloring solid on sunny side; dots very distinct, numerous, 

 large, yellow, with large russet centres; cavity deep, regular, obtuse, 

 with radiating russet; stem very short to medium; basin regular, 

 smooth, small ; calyx small; closed; segments divergent. Core closed, 

 scarcely clasping, small; cells obovate, entire or nearly so; tube 

 funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds short, very plump; flesh 

 yellow, fine-grained, rather firm, crisp, rich, spicy subacid, very 

 good. December. 



Clayton. Origin, central Indiana. 



Fruit large, regular, oblate, conical; surface smooth, greenish 

 yellow, covered with dull red, with darker stripes and splashes; 



