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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



face smooth, greenish white, shaded, washed and striped wth red; 

 dots few, light; cavity large, regular, deep, with gradual slope, and 

 russet markings; stem short, slender at fruit, thick at base; basin 

 of medium size, regular, abrupt, furrowed; calj'x very small and 

 closed; segments very short, converging, slightly reflexed. Core 

 large, wide, conical, open, clasping; seeds few, of medium size, 

 plump, brown; flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, juicy, brisk 

 subacid, very good, particularly for cooking. Winter. (U. S. Agr. 

 Rep., 1893, p. 286.) 



Bailey Sweet. — Origin, New York; tree vigorous, productive. 



Bailey Sweet. 



Fruit large, roundish tapering, obscurely ribbed, irregular] surface 

 roughened by scattered russet dots, yellow, mostly covered Avith 

 dark rich red, obscurely striped, solid on sunny side; dots many, 

 minute, russet, distinct; cavity regular, acuminate, slightly russeted, 

 deep, narrow; stem short; basin shallow, narrow, abru])t, slightly 

 corrugated, -nTinklod; calyx half open; segments' entire, divergent. 

 Core closed; tulje funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds large, 

 long-pointed, plump; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, firm, fine-grained, 

 very sweet, very good. Early winter. 



