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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Dutch Mignonne. Origin, Holland; tree vigorous, upright, spread- 

 ing, productive. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly conical; surface rough, 

 yellow, shaded with light and dark rich red, with bright red stripes 

 and splashes; dots many, prominent, light russet; cavity deep, acute, 

 regular, large, often russeted; stem medium to long, slender; basin 

 large, abrupt, wide, slightly corrugated ; calyx small, closed ; segments 

 short, erect convergent. Core small, clasping; cells obovate, axile; 

 tube conical; stamens marginal; seeds few, angular, imperfect; 

 flesh yellowish, coarse-grained, tender, firm, juicy, rich mild subacid, 

 very good. December to March. 



Dyer. An old French variety, originally described as Pomme 

 Royal (Pomme Royal), but the name having been lost in this country 

 it was given its present name. The tree is a fair grower and an 

 annual and early bearer, but the thin skin of the fruit prevents distant 

 shipping without bruising. 



Dyer. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish, somewhat flattened, obscurely 

 ribbed; surface smooth, clear, greenish yellow, with rarely a faint 

 blush, and with more or less thin russet neVveining; cavity regular, 



