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Cavity acute, not deep, brown ; Stem short to medium. 



Core oval, regular, not meeting the eye, somewat open ; 

 Seeds numerous, large and imperfect, brown ; Flesh yellow, 

 tender, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor very sweet, rich, slight- 

 ly perfumed ; Quality very good to best ; Use, baking, mar- 

 ket and stock ; Season November to January. Keeps well. 



BLAIR. (Rarely.) 



This is another little southern favorite, to be found by 

 almost every cabin in parts of the West. Whole orchards. 

 have been planted with sprouts from the mother trees, 

 among the people to whom the art of grafting was an un- 



Fig. 146. MIL AM? 



heard of mystery. Now distributed by nurserymen all 

 over the country. 



Tree moderately vigorous, round-headed, twiggy; shoots 

 reddish ; foliage rather dark. Annually productive and 

 an early bearer. 



Fruit small to medium, conical, regular ; Surface smooth, 

 yellow, covered with marbled red, indistinct stripes ; Dots 

 small, gray, scattered, prominent. 



