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rous, tree productive, and fruit ahvays fair and handsome. 

 Very valuable — its chief and perhaps onl}'- deficiency is a 

 frequent want of a full, high, rich flavor. It must be 

 gathered while yet hard, and ripened within doors. The 

 Beurr.3 Spence, so long the " Great Unknown " of pomo- 

 loglsts, is commonly believed to be no other than this 

 variety. Fig. 170. 



Great Citron of Bohemia. Large, oblong, yelluw, spotted 

 and tinged with red next the sun ; stalk an inch long ; 

 flesh juicy, with a second or third-rate flavor. 



Jalousie. Rather large, varying from roundish to obovate- 

 pyriform ; surface smooth, deep rich russet, with clear de- 

 tined, lighter dots ; stalk an inch and a quarter long, cavi- 

 ty and basin narrow and small, sometimes rather deep , 

 flesh white, dry, and with poor flavor. Mid-autUiiin. 

 Shoots stout, olive. Handsome and w^orthless. French. 



Shenks. Rather large, roundish-obovate, obscurely ribbed, 

 cruwa flattened ; light yellow, often a light red cheek; 

 stalk one inch long ; basin deep ; flesh white, a little 

 gritty, tender, melting, sub-acid, second-rate. Needs 

 house-iipening. 



Van Buren. Large, obovate, crown flattened ; surface clear 

 yellow, with an orange red blush, dots conspicuous; flesh 

 white, cri-p, sweet, for baking only. Handsome. New- 

 Haven, Conn. 



Van j^sscke. Rather large, obovate, slightly angular; crown 

 obtuse, sides rounded; skin fair, smooth, dull yellow* 

 stalk an inch and a qurater long, slender, curved, mode- 

 rately sunk ; calyx closed ; flesh white, rather coarse, 

 buttery, melting, rich. Belgian. 



Onondaga, and Dutchess of Angouleme, of the preceding 

 class, approach this in form. 



Section II. — Medium in size, 



Abboft. Medium in size, oblong-obovate, (like the Wash- 

 ington,) surface even, smooth, dark dull green, with a 

 reddish brown cheek changing to scarlet, stalk an inch 



