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Selleck. Fruit varies from obovate to obtuse-pyriform, 

 somewhat ribbed ; skin fine, rich yellow, thickly dotted 

 and sprinkled with russet, full russet about the base of the 

 stalk ; stalk long and curved, fleshy at its insertion in a 

 moderate cavity ; calyx partly closed, in a small, uneven 



Fig. 106. SELLECK. 



basin; flesh white, firm, juicy and melting, sugary, with 

 a rich, aromatic flavor; keeps well without decay at the 

 core ; a very valuable sort. Ripens, in Georgia, 20th of 

 August ; New York, in September. 



Van AsschCt Tree vigorous and fruitful, with reddish- 

 brown shoots and plump buds; fruit medium, or large, 

 turbinate, inclining to conical, in very large specimens ob- 



