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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



with much stellate russet; stem short; basin smooth, shallow, regular; 

 calyx open; segments small, divergent. Core large, closed; cells 

 obovate, widely slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, 





Pumpkin Sweet. 



short, blunt, angular, somewhat flattened ; flesh white, only moderately 

 juicy, very sweet, good. September to December. Very valuable 

 for baking and stock-feeding. 



Quince, Cole. Origin, Maine. 



Fruit large; form oblate conical, angular, ribbed toward the 

 base; surface yellow; dots distinct, numerous, russet, with light 

 bases; cavity acute, regular, with large radiating patch of russet; 

 stem short; basin narrow, abrupt, corrugated; calyx closed; seg- 

 ments erect convergent. Core open; cells ovate, slit, roomy; tube 

 conical; stamens median; seeds plump, dark; flesh white, spicy, 

 subacid, good to very good. August in southern Iowa. 



Rails Genet (Janet, Neverfail). Origin, Amherst Co., Virginia, on 

 the farm of Caleb Rail; tree vigorous, spreading, very productive, It 



