LAWRENCE. 



Synonyms None. 



( Longitudinal diameter 21 inches. 

 Size of Fruit Medium. \ 



( Transverse diameter 21 inches. 



Form Obovate, flattened at the crown, obtuse. 



Skin Greenish yellow, becoming lemon, with many minute russet dots, and a 

 few russet streaks, sometimes a brownish cheek. 



Stem Dark chestnut, f inch long, / thick, inserted in an uneven cavity, some- 

 times by a lip, and usually at an inclination. 



Calyx Medium, partially closed, set in a moderately wide, not very deep, 

 wrinkled basin. 



Core Medium. 



Seed Chestnut color, with an angle at the blunt extremity, I inch long, T 3 g wide, 

 thick. 



FlesU Yellowish white, granular near the core, buttery melting, 



Flavor Rich, saccharine, with a delicious aroma. 



Quality " Very good." 



Maturity November to January. 



Leaf 2$ inches wide, 3i long, including petiole, which is 1 inch long, iV thick. 



Wood Young shoots, light yellowish brown, rather slender and thorny old wood, 

 greyish brown. 



Bud Roundish and full. 



Growth Moderately vigorous. 



HISTORY, ETC. 



The Lawrence is a native of New York. It is a chance seedling, which 

 originated at Flushing, Long Island, and is supposed to be a natural cross between 

 the St. Germain and white Doyenne. This variety was introduced into notice by 

 Messrs. Milcomb & King, nurserymen of Flushing. It is a regular and abundant 

 bearer. 



