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tion, yielding ten or fifteen bushels of perfect fruit in a 

 single season. Fig. 174. 



North of 42 degrees of latitude, it becomes a late autumn 

 fruit, and may be kept into winter, which increases its 

 value for distant market. 



Wilbur. Medium in size, frequently rather small ; obovate, 

 regular, often obovate-pyriform ; skin a dull green and 

 russet ; stalk three-fourths to one inch long, cavity very 

 small; calyx prominent, scarcely sunk; flesh rather 

 coarse, melting, juicy, pleasant, often slightly astringent, 

 varying from second-rate to nearly first-rate. Valuable 

 at its season. Early autumn. Shoots slender, yellowish 

 brown. Origin, Somerset, Mass. 



Wilkinson. Size medium, obovate, narrowed somewhat 

 towards the crown, largest in the middle ; skin smooth, 

 bright yellow ; stalk an inch and a quarter long, stout, 

 scarcely sunk ; calyx stiff, short, basin shallow ; flesh 

 white, juicy, melting, sweet, rich, of good flavor. Ripens 

 from mid-autumn to winter. Shoots long, strat, upright, 

 greenish yellow ; tree thrifty, hardy, productive. A good 

 second-rate variety. Origin, Cumberland, R. I. 



Forelle and Capiaumont, of the preceding class, often ap- 

 proach this class in outline. 



Section III. Small. 



Capsheaf. Rather small ; short-obovate, wide at crown, 

 somewhat obconic, or with a rounded taper to the stalk ; 

 surface deep yellow, mostly russeted ; stalk an inch long, 

 stout, slightly sunk ; calyx small, basin rather large ; 

 flesh melting, juicy, buttery, mild, sweet, good second- 

 rate. Ripens mid-autumn. Shoots erect, stout, yellowish 

 brown ; very productive. Rhode Island. 



Dumortier. Obovate, dull yellow, with some russet ; stalk 

 an inch and three-fourths long, slender ; basin very shal- 

 low; flesh greenish white, melting, sweet, sometimes high 

 flavored. Early autumn. A third-rate Belgian variety. 



Edward's Henrietta. Medium or rather small ; obovate, 

 crown flattened, stalk on a rounded point ; surface smooth, 

 pale yellowish-green; stalk an inch and a half long 



