FLOWERS middle-sized. PETALS longish-oval, 

 obtuse at the ends. 



FRUIT rather large, very handsome, pearmain- 

 shaped (or parabolic), not angular. The EYE is 

 sunk in a regular cavity, the sides of which are 

 slightly plaited. STALK from half an inch to an 

 inch in length, rather deeply inserted in an even 

 hollow ; it is generally slender, and inclining to one 

 side. SKIN even, in some places slightly sprinkled 

 with a thin soft russet ; the shaded side is yellowish, 

 the sunned side is red, intermixed with yellow, 

 streaked with deeper red, sprinkled with whitish 

 spots, especially near the base. FLESH firm, yel- 

 lowish, rich, sugary, juicy, with a brisk acidity, but 

 none too much for its sugary quality 



