WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 



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Fruit, medium ; form, roundish, conical, flattened at stem end ; 

 color, rich clear yellow ground, when exposed to the sun, overspread 

 with bright handsome red, two shades light and dark intermingling, 



or striped, many light gray dots presenting at first sight an appear- 

 ance of a somewhat rough exterior ; skin, thin, tender ; stem, vary- 

 ing from short and stout, to slender and long, usually as seen in our 

 figure ; cavity, deep, regular, a touch of light russet ; calyx, small, 

 closed ; basin, open, moderate depth, slightly furrowed, or uneven ; 

 flesh, yellowish white, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly, sub-acid, aro- 

 matic ; core, small, compact ; seeds, ovate, pyriform. Season, 

 January to April. 



RED ASTRACHAN. 



Foreign. Most valuable as a hardy, strong grower, regular moder- 

 ate bearer of fruit always fair. As a dessert fruit it is rather acid, 

 unless fully ripe ; -but for marketing or cooking, it has few equals, 

 at its time. Shoots stout, dark brown, broad foliage. 



Fruit, medium, to large ; form, roundish, tapering toward the apex ; 

 color, greenish yellow, mostly overspread with rich purplish crimson. 

 a little russet near the stem, and a white bloom ; stem, varying, 

 generally short ; cavity, narrow ; calyx, large ; basin, shallow, uneven : 



