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faint russet markings towards the stem; stalk about an 

 inch long, stout, in a shallow cavity; calyx small, partly 

 open, in a very shallow, slightly plaited basin; flesh white, 



Fig. 231— Bartlett. 



exceedingly fine-grained, melting; full of agreeable, 

 vinous juice. Ripens — Georgia, through August; New 

 York, September. Specimens that fall before they are 

 fully grown, ripen nicely in the house. Sometimes too 



