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Basin very shallow, plaited ; Eye very small, closed. 



Cavity acute, regular, browned ; Stem medium. 



Core long, oval, embracing the eye ; Flesh whitish, ten- 

 der, fine-grained, juicy ; Flavor acid ; Quality good ; Table 

 or kitchen ; Season, July and August. 



Scalloped Oilliflower 



This is supposed to be an old European variety. Its 

 peculiarly irregular form makes it quite a remarkable fruit. 

 It is sometimes called Red Gilliflower ; but that name is 

 also very commonly applied to quite another fruit the 

 Red Winter Pearmain, described on a previous page, in 

 Class II., Order I., Section 2., Sub-section 2. 



Fruit large, round-conic, very irregular, furrowed and 

 ribbed ; Surface yellow, marbled and splashed scarlet. 



Basin abrupt, deep, folded or ribbed; Eye medium, 

 closed. 



Cavity deep, acute, irregular, wavy ; Stem medium. 



Core regular, round, very open, meeting the eye; Seeds 

 numerous, plump ; Flesh yellow, breaking, tender; Flavor 

 sub-acid, aromatic; Quality scarcely good; Use, table, 

 kitchen ; Season, November, December. Chiefly grown 

 northward. 



Seager. 



This large, handsome fruit was exhibited at the Ameri- 

 can Pomological Society's meeting at Philadelphia, in 

 1860, by Chas. P. Davis, of Phillipsburgh, New Jersey. 

 The Committee reported it " Good." 



Fruit large, roundish-conic, irregular ; Surface smooth, 

 yellow, striped, splashed and mixed carmine ; Dots scat- 

 tered, yellow. 



Basin abrupt, narrow, folded, plaited; Eye medium, 

 large, closed. 



Cavity wide, wavy, brown and yellow ; Stem medium, 

 knobby. 



Core roundish, open, clasping ; Seeds angular, imperfect ; 

 Flesh yellowish- white, breaking, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor 

 sub-acid, aromatic ; Quality good to very good; Use, ta- 

 ble, kitchen ; Season, September. 



