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roundish conical, dull yellowish green, striped and marbled AA'itli yellowish 

 red ; stem, short ; calyx, closed : core, large ; flesh, yellowish white, coarse, 

 crisp, sub-acid. November, December. Esteemed for cooking. 



Caywood. 



Origin, Ulster Co. N. Y., valuable only for its late keeping. 



Fruit, medium, oblate ; skin, bright yellow, with a tinge of red on the 

 sunny side ; stalk, rather long, in a broad shallow cavity; calyx, small, 

 closed ; basin, broad and wrinkled ; flesh, yellowish, rather firm, pleasant, 

 but not juicy or rich. Keeps until July or September. 



Champlain. ^ 



Tree, moderately vigorous, productive. Fruit, large, roundish conic; 

 skin, greenish, with a fine blush ; stem, long; cavity, deep ; calyx, closed; 

 basin, narrow ; flesh, white, tender, juicy, pleasant, sub-acid. September. 

 (Downing.) 



Chester. 



Origin, Chester Co., Pa. Fruit, medium, oblate ; skin, whitish yellow, 

 sometimes with a sunny cheek, and sprinkled with carmine dots ; stalk, 

 short, inserted in a broad shallow cavity: calyx, closed, set in broad open 

 basin ; flesh, crisp, tender, juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavor. Novem- 

 ber, December. 



Christiana. 



Origin, on the premises of John R. Brinckle, near Wilmington, Delaware. 

 Size, medium, roundish, inclining to conical ; skin, beautifully striped, and 

 mottled with carmine on a yellowish ground : stem, half an inch long, 

 inserted in a deep, rather narrow cavity ; calyx, partially closed, set in a 

 deep, moderately wide, plaited basin; flesh, yellowish white, fine texture, 

 juicy; flavor, pleasant, delicate, sprightly, vinous, quality '• very good." 

 November. (Int. Rep.) 



Churchill Greening. 

 Origin, uncertain. Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit, large, oblate, 

 somewhat conic, ribbed, angular ; skin, yellowish green, shaded with dull 

 red, and thickly sprinkled with green dots ; stem, rather long, slender ; 

 cavity, broad; calyx, closed; basin, deep, somewhat furrowed; flesh, yel- 

 low, tender, granular, with a brisk, vinous, almost saccharine flavor. 

 December to February, 



Clarke's Pearmain. 

 Gloucester Pearmain, | Golden Pearmain. 

 American. From Virginia. Fruit, medium, roundish ; yellow, mostly 

 covered with bright red, and sprinkled with large whitish dots ; stem, 

 medium; cavity, narrow; calyx, closed; basin, shallow, furrowed; flesh, 

 yellowish, crisp, sub-acid ; " good,"' or '• very good." December. 



Clyde Beauty. 



Mackie's Clyde Beauty. * 



From Clyde, N. Y. Productive. Fruit, large, roundish conical, slightly 

 ribbed ; pale greenish yellow, striped and mottled with light red, deep 

 crimson in the sun; stem, short, slender; cavity, deep; calyx, closed; 

 basin, furrowed; flesh, white, fine-grained, juicy, sub-acid. October to 

 December, 



