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Fruit below medium; form very regular, oblate; surface yellow, 

 with blush on sunny side; dots obscure, numerous, whitish; cavity 

 deep, wide, regular, obtuse; stem short; basin smooth, regular, 

 leather-cracked; calyx open; segments erect convergent. Core 

 closed; cells round, slit; tube funnel-shaped, wide, open to core; 

 stamens marginal; seeds short, plump; flesh yellow, with yellow 

 veinings, excellent. September to February. 



Nansemond (Nansemond Beauty). Supposed origin, Virginia; tree 

 vigorous, rather spreading, a good annual bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, slightly conic; surface pale yellow, 

 nearly covered with light and dark rich red, sometimes rather obscure 

 stripes and splashes of a darker hue; cavity quite large, slight russet; 

 stem short, small; basin large, deep, slightly corrugated; calyx half 

 open. Core small; flesh quite white, half fine, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 vinous subacid. January, April. 



Nero. Origin, Princeton, Mercer Co., New Jersey; tree vigorous, 

 spreading. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate; surface clear yellow, nearly covered 

 with dull red, deepening into dark red, with patches and marblings of 

 russet; dots few, large, roundish, with grayish centres; cavity narrow, 

 deep, regular, russeted; stem one-half inch long, medium; basin very 

 broad, saucer-shaped, ribbed; calyx large, open; segments long; 

 tube short, funnel-shaped; flesh whitish, juicy, firm, crisp, with a mild, 

 subacid, slightly aromatic flavor, quality good. Season, January to 

 April. (Mich. Exp. Sta. Bui., 169, p. 187.) 



Newell (Orange Winter). Originated over fifty years ago in Sauk 

 Co., Wisconsin, by Orange Newell, from seeds of Perry Russet 

 brought from New York. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, irregular, angular; surface a rich 

 yellow, with faint bronze blush on sunny side; dots green, minute, 

 with numerous russet dots; cavity wide, deep, ribbed; stem short; 

 basin wide, ribbed, rather deep; calyx half open. Core closed, 

 meeting; calyx-tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; flesh firm, 

 juicy, yellowish, rich, sprightly subacid, very good. Winter. 



Newtown Spitzenburg. Origin, Newtown, Long Island ; tree mod- 

 erate, vigorous, spreading, and productive. 



Fruit medium, regular, roundish oblate, slightly conical; surface 

 clear, rich yellow, shaded with light red, with deep red stripes and 

 splashes, often overlaid with whitish; dots many, minute, russet, 

 with some peculiar gray specks; cavity wide, deep, regular, lined with 



