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Yacht. 



Origin, Montgomery County, Pa, Tree of moderate growth, a regular 

 bearer. Fruit, large, roundish, striped with red, with various hues on yel- 

 lowish ground ; stalk, short, inserted in a small cavity ; calyx, open, set in 

 a large, shallow basin; flesh, yellowish, tender, with a pleasant, sub-acid 

 flavor. November to March. 



Yacht. 



Medium, roundish, striped with red of various hues on yellowish ground ; 

 stem, half an inch long; cavity, open, obtuse ; basin, very shallow, plaited; 

 fleshj fine texture, tender, pleasant flavor ; " very good." (W. D. B.) 



Yellow Crank. 

 Medium size, flat, greenish yellow ; high flavor. January to March. 



Yellow Meadow. 



A Southern fruit. Fruit, large, oblate; skin, greenish yellow; stem, 

 rather slender, in a deep, irregular cavity ; calyx, large and open, in a 

 shallow basin ;- flesh, yellow, compact; flavor, vinous, rich and excellent. 

 November. 



Yellow Pearmain. 

 Golden Pearmain. 



Origin uncertain ; probably a Southern fruit, moderate in growth and 

 productiveness. Fruit, medium, obliquely conic, inclining to oblong ; skin, 

 yellowish, slightly shaded with dull red ; stem, short, inserted by a lip in 

 a very narrow cavity; calyx, small and closed; basin, deep, round and 

 open ; flesh, yellowish, tender, with a pleasant, rich, vinous flavor, slightly 

 aromatic. January to March. 



Yopp's Favorite. 



Fruit, large, roundish, slightly conic ; skin, smooth, oily, greenish yel- 

 low, with a blush in the sun, sprinkled sparingly with russet dots, and a 

 little russet about the stem ; calyx, open, in a deep basin ; stalk, short ; 

 cavity, deep ; flesh, white, fine grained, tender, juicy, almost melting, of a 

 most grateful, sub-acid flavor. From Thomas Co., Georgia. (Robert 

 Nelson.) 



York Imperial. 



Johnson's Fine Winter. 



From York County, Pennsylvania. Size, rather below medium ; trun- 

 cated oval, angular ; the unexposed side is mottled and striped, so as to 

 present a grayish red aspect on a greenish yellow ground, and, on the sunny 

 side, the color is a dull crimson; stem, short and moderately stout; cavity, 

 wide, and rather deep ; calyx, small, closed, and set in a deep, wide, plaited 

 basin; flesh, greenish white, tender, crisp, juicy; flavor, pleasant and 

 agreeably saccharine ; qualitv, at least " good " — to many tastes, " very 

 good." (W. D. B.) 



Yost. 



Rather large ; roundish oblate, beautifully striped and delicately mottled 

 with crimson on a yellow ground ; stem, short; wide, deep, cavity; flesh, 

 yellowish, tender, juicy, pleasant flavor : ''very good" quality. (W. D. B.) 



