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however, be distinct. The tree is a free grower, productive, and 

 early bearer. Grown on soils deficient in lime, like many of our 

 western bottoms, and some of prairie ; it has always more or less 

 of dry bitter rot, but, when supplied with lime, the rot disappears, 

 and the fruit increases in size and improves in quality ; needs good 

 culture. Grown North, it is smaller in size and much more conical, 

 and less highly colored than South. Young shoots spotted. 



Fruit, from medium to large ; form, round flattened, sometimes 

 angular ; color, orange yellow, striped and stained with yellow red, 

 few streaks of deeper red when grown exposed to sun, dotted at in- 

 tervals of a quarter to half inch with large yellow russet specks ; 

 when grown North, these specks are more of gray and much smaller, 

 often russeted about the stem ; stem, projecting about even with . 

 surrounding surface ; cavity, deep, open, regular ; calyx, with small 

 segments ; basin, open, broad, sometimes slight waves or furrows ; 

 flesh, yellowish white, crisp, tender, sprightly, mild sub-acid ; core, 

 round, compact ; seeds, large, ovate pyriform. Season, December to 

 February. 



American. " Origin, Penn Yan, Yates County, N. Y. ; seed sown 

 in 1791. Tree, thrifty; young shoots, pale green; old wood, dark 

 red. requires free trimming in order to produce large sized fruit 

 abundantly : annuil bearer." 



