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PARAGON. 



Fruit, above medium, round ovate, flattened at ends ; pale yellow, faint 

 blush ; stem, long, slender ; cavity, deep ; calyx, half open ; basin, deep, 

 slightly ribbed; core, medium; capsules, open; seeds, ovate pointed; 

 flesh, yellow, crisp, brisk, juicy, sub-acid; nearly "best." November to 

 February. 



PEACH POND SWEET. 



From Dutchess Co., N. Y. Tree, moderate growth, spreading ; annual 

 moderate bearer ; fruit, medium, roundish ; pale red, marbled and striped 

 on yellow ; stem, slender ; cavity, open, slightly russeted ; calyx, with 

 segments in divisions ; basin, deep ; core, small ; seeds, ovate pyriform ; 

 flesh, yellowish, tender, sweet; very good." October. 



PEOPLE'S CHOICE. 



A small, red apple, with peculiar markings; quality, "very good;" 

 native of Chester County, Pa. (W. D. B.) 



PFEIFFER. 



From Berks County, Pennsylvania. Size, below medium, roundish ; 

 sparsely streaked with red on a yellowish green ground, (on the shaded 

 parts, the streaks being more numerous,) and on a fawn colored ground, 

 on the side exposed to the sun; stem, slender; narrow cavity ; calyx, 

 rather large ; basin, wide, moderately deep, plaited. July. (W. D. B.) 



