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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



21. HUBBARDSTON NONSUCH. 



Fig. 163. 



Tree strong, with expanding branches, and rather slender, 

 grayish young shoots ; an abundant bearer. 



Fruit above medium, roundish-ovate ; yellow and orange, 

 almost covered with red stripes, and having in general a little 

 russet near the stem. 



Flesh yellowish, firm, tender, and moderately juicy. 



Flavor fine aromatic subacid. Ripens from November to 

 January. 



22. MINISTER. 



Tree moderately free in growth, with flexuous young shoots ; 

 very productive. 



Fruit above medium, oblong-ovate or conical ; greenish-yel- 

 low, striped and dashed with red. 



Flesh yellowish-white, so tender as to require special care 

 in handling. 



