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crimson splashes, a handsome fruit; dots very minute, white, obscure; 

 cavity acute, with large patch of russet; stem long; basin wide, 

 shallow, wrinkled; calyx closed. Core closed; tube conical; stamens 

 median. Late fall. 



Orange. Origin, America. 



Fruit medium, roundish; surface a rich orange yellow, often with 

 much open net-veining of russet; dots minute, white, obscure; cavity 

 acute, with trace of russet; stem very long; basin very shallow to flat, 

 corrugated. Core open; cells ovate, slit; seeds plump, rounded; 

 flesh light salmon yellow, with yellow veinings, rich mild subacid, 

 with sweet aftertaste, good. September. 



Pride of Minneapolis. Originated in 1855 by James Wyman 

 Elliott, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tree immensely productive. 



Fruit medium, oblong conic; surface greenish yellow; dots white, 

 obscure, minute, suffused; cavity obtuse, furrowed, often slightly 

 russeted; stem very long; basin flat, corrugated; calyx closed; segments 

 long, divergent. Core closed; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; 

 flesh white, juicy, acid, good for culinary. Late fall, early winter. 



Pringle Sweet, Originated in the Cha : plain valley in Vermont; 

 town uncertain. 



Fruit slightly below medium, round; surface bright red; flesh 

 mild, sweet, very good to best; use dessert, cooking, and market. 

 Late September. 



Quaker Beauty. Fruit medium, roundish conic, obscurely angular; 

 surface smooth, a clear pale waxen yellow, with bright red blush; 

 dots white, very minute; cavity acute, regular, trace of russet; stem 

 long, slender; basin shallow, slightly corrugated; calyx closed; 

 flesh white, juicy, sweet, good. Late fall. 



Queen Choice. Origin unknown. 



Fruit above medium, round conical; surface crimson; flesh mild 

 acid, very good to best. Season, October in Northern Vermont and 

 Canada. 



Red Siberian. Origin, France. 



Fruit about three-fourths of an inch in diameter, very regularly 

 formed and rather flat. Skin smooth, of a lively scarlet o'ver a clear 

 yellow ground, and, when the bloom is rubbed off, is highly polished. 

 Stalk nearly two inches long, and very slender; calyx small, slightly 

 sunk. Fit for preserving in September and October. (Downing.) 



