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ish-red in the sun, sprinkled thickly with minute dots; 

 stalk about an inch long, obliquely inserted without 

 depression or with a fleshy base; calyx small, open, with 



Fig. 228— Bosc. 



rather long segments, in a shallow, uneven basin; flesh 

 greenish-white, very juicy and melting, and excellent. 

 Ripens — Georgia, August 10th, and through the month; 



