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to be understood following the columns, say of Size : 1., 

 for large; m., medium ; s., small. The Form, r. c.,for 

 roundish conical; ob., oblong; r. ob., roundish oblate; 

 r., roundish. The Color, y. r., for yellow and red ; r. s., 

 for red striped ; g. y., for greenish yellow ; rus., for rus- 

 setted ; y. rus., for yellow and russet. The Quality, g. 4 

 good ; v. g., very good ; b., best. Use, f., fruit valuable 

 for all family purposes; k. m., valuable for kitchen or 

 market; f. m., family or market. Season, s., summer; 

 e. a., early autumn ; 1. a., late autumn; w., winter ; Ori- 

 gin, Rus., for Russian ; En. for English ; Am.,, for Ameri- 

 can ; Ger., for German ; F., for Foreign. 



All these characters, of course, only designate leading, 

 positive features, and vary in their distinctness according 

 to soil and climate in which they are grown. 



