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larly sprinkled with small dots, with a tine red cheek; 

 stalk from one-half an inch to over an inch Ion*;-, generally 

 a little curved, and planted in a small, round cavity; calyx 

 small, closed, in a shallow, generally smooth basin; flesh 

 white, fine-grained, buttery, melting, with a rich, deli- 



Fig. 233— White Doyenne. 



cious flavor. Ripens — Georgia, in August; New York, 

 September to December. 



Henry the Fourth, or Ananas d'Ete. — Fruit varies 

 from the size figured to small, roundish pyriform, irregu- 

 lar, skin pale greenish-yellow, clouded with darker green, 

 and dotted with gray specks; stalk about an inch long, 

 twisted obliquely, planted on an irregular prominence, 

 or under a swollen lip; calyx small, closed; basin shallow 



