WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 



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Fruit, medium, obovate pyriform ; color, clear pale yellow, regu- 

 larly sprinkled with small dots, often a fine red cheek ; stem, medium, 

 brownish ; cavity, small, round ; calyx, small, closed ; basin, shallow, 

 slightly plaited ; flesh, white, fine-grained, melting, juicy, buttery, 

 delicious. Season, September to November. 



The DOYENNE PANACHEE is a sub-variety, differing from this in its 

 more pyriform shape, and its color being yellow, green, and red, 

 striped. It is juicy, not high flavor. Season, October. 



Dix. 



American. Origin, Boston, Mass. Tree, hardy, vigorous young 

 shoots, pale yellow, upright, slender, unproductive while young, 

 well suited to extensive orcharding. Fruit, large, oblong pyriform ; 

 skin, little rough, yellow, with russet dots, and around the stem ; 

 stem, set obliquely, raised one side, short, stout, thickest at each end ; 

 calyx, small ; basin, shallow ; core, marked with a dark gritty circle, 

 extending toward the stem ; flesh, yellowish white, melting, a little 

 harsh, juicy, sweet. Season, October and November. 



FULTON. 



American. Native of 

 Maine ; tree very hardy, 

 yearly and abundant 

 bearer, well suited for 

 standard orcharding at 

 the West; young shoots 

 slender, reddish brown. 



Fruit, small, obovate ; 

 color, at first gray rus- 

 set, becoming dark cin- 

 namon russet ; calyx, 

 open, segments nearly 

 erect ; basin, round, reg- 

 ular ; stem, one to two 

 inches long ; cavity, nar- 

 row ; core, encircled by 

 a coarse line, but of it- 

 self small, compact ; 

 seeds, blackish ; flesh, 

 half buttery, moderately 

 juicy, sprightly. Season, 

 October, November. 



