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fection. It has rarely succeeded v.'A\ in New Enjiland and is tender 

 westward. 



Fruit medium, roundish, broadest at the base, next the stem, 

 with two or tln-ee obscure ribs extending to the basin, giving it 

 irregularity in outline; surface dull green, becoming olive green or 

 greenish yellow at maturity, with faint reddisli brown blush on sunnj' 

 side; dots small, gray, russet, numerous; cavity wide, deep, funnel- 

 shaped, lined with delicate russet which extends over part of base; 

 stem half an inch long, rather slender, deeply sunk; basin small, 

 narrow, shallow: calyx small, closed; cells obovate, axile; tube 

 conical; stamens median; flesh greenish white, very juicy, firm, 

 crisp, fine-grained, fine aroma and exceedingly high and delicious 

 flavor, best. December to May, but at its best in March. 8ee 

 Yellow Xewtown. 



Green Sweet. — Fruit medium, roundish oblate, somewhat conic; 

 surface green, sometimes becoming a little yellow at matmity; dots 

 whitish or light russet with green bases; cavitv wide, regular, rather 

 deep, covered with russet; stem medium to long, stout ; basin shallow, 

 abrupt, somewhat wavy and furrowed. Core closed, regular, meeting; 

 seeds many, angular, long-pointed; flesh whitish, tender, juicy, very 

 sweet, pleasant, good. Uecember to ^March. 



Grimes Golden. — Origin, Brooke Co., Virginia, on the farm of 

 Thomas Grimes; tree vigorous, upright, sjjreading, a good early annual 

 bearer. In the West this variety and Jonathan are the standard of 

 high quality, nothing better is known. 



Fruit above medium, regular, cylindrical, sometimes roundish 

 oblate; surface rich golden yellow, sometimes with thin open net- 

 veining of russet; dots obscure, many, white, minute, ^^•ith a lew 

 russet dots; cavity regular, obtuse, slightly russeted; stem me- 

 dium; basin deep, abru[)t, uneven, somewhat wrinkletl; calyx closed 

 or half open; segments divergent. Core small, slightly open, pyri- 

 form, meeting; cells obovate; tube conical; stamens basal; seeds 

 manv, sliort, plump; fiesh yellow, firm, compact, crisp, aromatic, 

 rich, spicy suliacid; quality best. December to JIarcli. 



Grundy (Thompsdit Scrdliiig, Xn. .3S). — Originated b}' ,1. S. B. 

 Thompson, (irundy Co., Iowa; tree productive. 



Fruit large, roundish otilong, truncated; surface yellow, mostly 

 covered with dark marbled and mixed red, with gi-ayish net-veining; 

 dots white, minute, obscure; cavity regular, narrow, funnel-shaped, 



