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low, nearly covered with bright red ; dark crimson on the 

 side exposed to the sun, sprinkled with white specks; 

 calyx small, open, in a rather deep basin; stalk very 

 short and fleshy, inserted in a moderate sized cavity, 

 which is russeted; flesh white, tender, fine grained, juicy 



Fig. 158. 



and rich, of a subacid flavor. Ripens in October. A 

 splendid fruit. 



Buff. — Fruit of the largest size, roundish and some- 

 what ribbed and angular; skin thick; ground color yel- 

 low, but striped and shaded with dull red, marked with 

 a few greenish spots [stem three-fourths of an inch long, 

 in a medium cavity; calyx in a large, irregular basin; 

 flesh yellowish, and, when well ripened, tender and good, 

 sometimes indifferent. Ripens October to March. 



Camak's Sweet. — Fruit medium to large; nearly 

 round; dull, whitish-green, mottled with green russet, the 

 patches of which are made up with small dots, with a 



