WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 



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yellow, sometimes a faint blush near the stalk, and with rough dots ; 

 stem, short, stout ; cavity, broad ; calyx, half closed ; basin, shallow ; 

 flesh, yellowish, tender, sub-acid, nearly acid, perfumed ; core, me- 

 dium ; seeds, large, and plump. Season, October to December. 



The Belle Bonne of Lindley is quite another fruit, and should 

 not be confounded with this. 



GREEN SWEET. 



Honey Greening. 



Tree, hardy, productive, half spreading, shoots rather slender, fruit 

 valuable for cooking and for stock ; wants deep, rich, strong soil ; 

 fruit always fair. 



Fruit, medium to large ; form, roundish ; color, dull greenish 

 white or yellow, with greenish white, or sometimes pale russet dots ; 

 stem, varying ; cavity, narrow, russeted ; calyx, above medium size 

 for the fruit, closed; basin, medium, slightly furrowed; flesh, green- 

 ish white, tender, juicy, and quite sweet; core, medium, round; 

 seeds, ovate. Season, December to March. Grown in Indiana, it is 

 large, has a brownish cheek, and matures in October and November. 



GRAVENSTEIN. 



Ohio Nonpareil, | Grave Slije. 



Foreign, 

 finely on 



;n. A variety indispensable to every collection, succeeding 

 all soils, annually productive, fruit always fair, fit for cook- 



