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Limber Twig. 



James Eiver. 



A valuable fruit in Southern Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Tree, hardy, 

 productive. Fruit, large, roundish, tapering a little to the eye ; light yel- 

 low, striped and splashed with red in sun, rough russet specks, and occa- 

 sional patch of russet : stem, long, slender ; cavity, open, funnel shape, 

 russeted ; calyx, rather small ; basin, irregular, round ; core, large, hollow; 

 seeds, plump, pyriform ; flesh, whitish, tender, sub-acid; "very good." 

 Keeps to May. For varieties of this, see Willow Twig, &c. 



Long Stem. 



From Berks Co., Pa. Below medium, 



roundish oblong, 



sometimes angu- 



skin, red, in faint stripes, with a number of gray russet dots ; stem, 

 cavity, medium, acuminate; basin, small, shallow, plaited; flesh. 



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greenish white, tender, agreeably sub-acid flavor, with Spitzenberg aroma; 



quality, '"very good." This is distinct from the "Long Stem" of Cole, 



which is large, roundish, pale yellow, brown in sun; calyx, large; basin, 



broad, shallow ; flesh, white, juicy, aromatic, September and October. A 



native of Mass. And also distinct from the " Long Stem " of Count. 



LoRiNG Sweet. 



Native of Mass. Fruit, medium, oblate ; greenish yellow, tinged with 

 pale red in sun, brownish specks ; stem, short ; cavity, deep, open ; calyx, 

 medium, closed ; basin, shallow ; core, small ; seeds, plump ; flesh, yel- 

 lowish white, crisp, juicy, tender, sweet • "very good." Nov. to Jan. 



