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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



red, with rather obscure crimson splashes and stripes faintly overlaid 

 with whitish; dots distinct, few, not large, whitish; cavity deep, obtuse, 

 irregular, wide; stem medium; basin smooth, shallow, nearly regular, 

 often abrupt; calyx closed; segments erect convergent. Core closed, 

 clasping, sessile, flattened, cordate; cells round, slit; tube funnel- 

 shaped; stamens marginal; seeds not many, short, somewhat flat- 

 tened; flesh yellowish, juicy, very tender and delicate, fine-grained, 

 brisk, mild subacid, very good to best. November to February. 



Walbridge (Edgar Redstreak). Originated by Joseph Curtis, 

 Paris, Edgar Co., 111., and named Edgar Redstreak, but the shorter 

 name, under which it was raised for many years before the true name 

 became known, has the preference; tree vigorous, at first upright, 

 but spreading with age, a fine tree in nursery. In many parts of the 

 West it has been a very tardy and shy bearer. 



Walbridge. 



Fruit medium, oblate, conical, regular; surface smooth, polished, 

 pale greenish yellow, thinly shaded with pale red, with narrow stripes 

 and splashes of bright red on sunny side; dots whitish, very obscure, 

 few; cavity acute, regular, trace of russet; stem short to medium; 

 basin narrow, flat, or nearly so (this is a marked characteristic), 

 minutely wrinkled; calyx closed, small. Core open, clasping; tube 

 funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh white with green veinings, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, fair. All winter. 



