UNTESTED VAKIETIESj ETC. 



399 



becoming yellow a long time before its maturity ; flesh, whitish yellow, 

 buttery, melting, not deficient in juice, sugary, and very agreeably perfumed. 

 October, November. (A. Pom.) 



^ MlLLOT DE K/NCY. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, qbtuse pyriform, pale yellow, with patches 

 and traces of russet; flesh, melting, juicy, sugary; "good." January. 

 (Wilder, in Hort.) 



MITCHELL'S RUSSET. 



Origin Bellville, Illinois. Fruit, medium, or small, obovate ; inclining to 

 conic ; skin, rough, dark russet, thickly covered with gray dots ; stalk, 

 long, inserted in a small cavity by a ring or lip \ calyx, open ; basin, un- 

 even ; flesh, juicy, melting, rich, highly perfumed. November. (Downing.) 



MOCCAS. 



Foreign. Tree, very vigorous, rapidh^^wih, and productive. Fruit, 

 medium, obovate roundish, greenish yellow, brown cheek in sun, and a few 

 russet dots ; stem, long, curved ; calyx, partly open ; flesh, yellowish, melt- 

 ing, juicy ; " very good." December. 



MONSEIGNEUR AFFRE. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, roundish, somewhat angular; skin, rough, 

 greenish, considerably covered with thick russet, and thickly sprinkled with 

 russet dots ; stalk, long, curved, inserted in a moderate cavity ; calyx, small, 

 open, persistent ; basin, broad ; flesh, white, rather coarse, granular, rich, 

 and perfumed. November. 



MOYAMENSING. 

 Smith's Moyamensing. 



Native of Pennsyl- 

 vania. Tree, vigor- 

 ous, wood yellowish 

 brown, with light dots, 

 regular and abundant 

 bearer. 



Fruit, medium, 

 roundish obovate ; 

 color, lemon yellow, 

 with occasional blot- 

 ches and lines of yel- 

 lowish russet ; stem, 

 short, stout,often fleshy, 

 calyx, large ; basin, 

 furrowed, broad, and 

 rather deep ; core, me- 

 dium ; seeds, ovate ; 

 flesh, white, buttery, 

 melting, juicy, u best." 

 August. 



MUSCADINE. 



American. From near Newburgh., N. Y. Fruit, medium, roundish, 

 obovate, pale yellowish green, with brown dots j stem, an inch long ; 



