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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



toward the cavity; apex pointed. Flesh yellow, solid, juicy, rather 

 rich-flavored; pit free. Season follows Elberta. Ohio. 



Frances (Reduced). 



Geary (Hold on). Large, roundish ovate; color light yellow with 

 blushed cheek; cavity broad; suture extends beyond apex. Flesh 

 yellow with red at pit, quite firm, sprightly, vinous, but not very 

 juicy; pit free. Season, early October. Commercial in Maryland, 

 and it does well in Michigan and Ohio. 



General Lee. Medium to large, oblong; color creamy white with 

 crimson shades and splashes. Flesh whitish, melting, juicy, very 

 good; pit not free. Southern planters say that it is an improved 

 Chinese Cling. Commercial. 



George the Fourth. Large, roundish; color white or yellowish 

 white dotted with bright red, with dark-red cheek ; suture deep and 

 broad with enlargement on one side; pit free. Flesh pale with red 

 at the small pit, melting, rich, luscious, very good. A very popular 

 home variety, and extensively grown in California. New York. 



Georgia (Belle of Georgia). Large, roundish, oblate; color whitish 

 with red cheek. Flesh white, firm; good to very good; pit free. A 

 seedling of Chinese Cling grown for market. Georgia. 



Globe. Very large, roundish ovate; color yellow with light-red 

 cheek and some bloom; cavity broad and deep; suture two-thirds 



