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erate ; flesh white, juicy, buttery, and melting, sweet, perfumed, 

 excellent. Last half of September. Origin, New Rochelle, N. Y. 



Idaho. (Mulkey.) Large, nearly round, regular; golden yellow, 

 many russet dots; cavity irregular, rather deep; basin shallow, 

 pointed ; flesh melting, juicy, sprightly, vinous, very good. 

 Early autumn. Idaho. Fig. 725. 



Merriam. Rather large, roundish, approaching oblate ; rich yellow, 

 partly russeted ; stem short, cavity small, calyx closed ; basin 

 shallow, furrowed ; flesh rather coarse, juicy, melting, perfumed, ■ 

 very good. Middle of autumn. Popular at Boston. 



Fig. 723.— Stevens' Genesee. Fig. 724.— Le Conte. Fig. 725.— Idaho. 



Robin. Size above medium, round, nearly regular, or obscurely 

 and obtusely ribbed : slcin pale yellow, usually russeted about the 

 crown ; stalk an inch and a half long, generally set in a rather 

 deep, smooth cavity, sometimes merely planted on the surface; 

 calyx in a smooth or scarcely furrowed basin ; flesh buttery, melt- 

 ing, with a fine, "very good" flavor. Shoots brownish-green, 

 rather erect. Fig. 718. 



Roe's Bergamotte. Medium, oblate, irregular; skin yellow, red- 

 dened to the sun ; stalk short, cavity narrow, abrupt; calyx small, 

 basin narrow ; flesh rather coarse, sweet, rich, perfumed. Sep- 

 tember. Shoots dark reddish brown, diverging, leaves small, 

 somewhat curled. Newburg, N. Y. 



Sheldon.* Medium or large, roundish, sometimes approaching 

 broad obovate; greenish-russet becoming cinnamon brown; stalk 

 short, cavity narrow ; basin smooth, rather deep ; flesh a little 

 coarse, very melting, juicy, with a very brisk, vinous, excellent 



