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tube long, narrow, open to core; stamens marginal; seeds short, 

 plump; flesh yellowish white, very tender, juicy, pleasant, vinous 

 subacid, almost saccharine, very good. December to March. 



McMahon (McMahon White). Origin, Wisconsin, from seed 

 planted about 1860, it is claimed, from seed of Alexander; it is doing 

 well in Wisconsin and parts of southern South Dakota and Minnesota, 

 but is not a first-class shipper as the skin is tender, and shows bruises 

 readily; tree a very strong grower and a good bearer. 





McMahon. 



Fruit large to very large, roundish, somewhat conical, obscurely 

 angular and irregular; surface light yellow, becoming almost clear 

 white when fully ripe, often with delicate blush; dots white, large, 

 suffused; cavity deep, acute, russeted; stem short to medium, stout; 

 basin medium deep, wavy, narrow; calyx open; segments divergent. 

 Core closed, irregular, sessile; tube obtusely conical; stamens basal; 

 flesh white, coarse-grained, crisp, juicy, sprightly subacid, good, very 

 good for cooking. October to December. 



