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at the South is generally somewhat marked with russet 

 about the base and stem; stalk long, rather stout, curved 

 a little, swollen at the base, inserted in a slight depres- 

 sion; calyx small, partly closed, in a shallow, regular 

 basin; flesh white, fine, melting, juicy, rich, sugary, and 



240— Josephine de M alines. 



perfumed; core medium, with large, long, pointed seeds. 

 Georgia, October; New York, November and December. 

 Parsonage. — Fruit medium or large, obovate, in- 

 clining to obtuxe-pyriform; skin warm yellow, rough, 

 often shaded with dull crimson, netted and thickly dotted 

 with russet; stalk short, stout, curved, fleshy at its inser 

 tion; calyx open, with short, stiff segments, in a russeted, 

 shallow basin; flesh white, somewhat coarse, granular, 



