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fection. It has rarely succeeded well in New England and is tender 

 westward. 



Fruit medium, roundish, broadest at the base, next the stem, 

 with two or three obscure ribs extending to the basin, giving it 

 irregularity in outline; surface dull green, becoming olive green or 

 greenish yellow at maturity, with faint reddish brown blush on sunny 

 side; dots small, gray, russet, numerous; cavity wide, deep, funnel- 

 shaped, lined with delicate russet which extends over part of base; 

 stem half an inch long, rather slender, deeply sunk; basin small, 

 narrow, shallow; calyx small, closed; cells obovate, axile; tube 

 conical; stamens median; flesh greenish white, very juicy, firm, 

 crisp, fine-grained, fine aroma and exceedingly high and delicious 

 flavor, best. December to May, but at its best in March. See 

 Yellow Newtown. 



Green Sweet. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, somewhat conic; 

 surface green, sometimes becoming a little yellow at maturity; dots 

 whitish or light russet with green bases; cavity wide, regular, rather 

 deep, covered with russet; stem medium to long, stout; basin shallow, 

 abrupt, somewhat wavy and furrowed. Core closed, regular, meeting; 

 seeds many, angular, long-pointed; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, very 

 sweet, pleasant, good. December to March. 



Grimes Golden. Origin, Brooke Co., Virginia, on the farm of 

 Thomas Grimes; tree vigorous, upright, spreading, a good early annual 

 bearer. In the West this variety and Jonathan are the standard of 

 high quality, nothing better is known. 



Fruit above medium, regular, cylindrical, sometimes roundish 

 oblate; surface rich golden yellow, sometimes with thin open net- 

 veining of russet; dots obscure, many, white, minute, with a few 

 russet dots; cavity regular, obtuse, slightly russeted; stem me- 

 dium; basin deep, abrupt, uneven, somewhat wrinkled; calyx closed 

 or half open; segments divergent. Core small, slightly open, pyri- 

 form, meeting; cells obovate; tube conical; stamens basal; seeds 

 many, short, plump; flesh yellow, firm, compact, crisp, aromatic, 

 rich, spicy subacid ; quality best. December to March. 



Grundy (Thompson Seedling, No. 38). Originated by J. S. B. 

 Thompson, Grundy Co., Iowa; tree productive. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong, truncated; surface yellow, mostly 

 covered with dark marbled and mixed red, with grayish net-veining; 

 dots white, minute, obscure; cavity regular, narrow, funnel-shaped, 



