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Fruit large, oblate, nuicli flattened at ends, slightly angular; 

 surface greenish yellow, splashed and striped, marl.led and dotted 

 with bright red and crimson; ilots obscure, many, minute, white; 

 cavity Imiad, deep, regular, olituse, \\'ith some stellate russet; stem 

 short, rather stout; basin wide, abrupt, deep, sliglitly wrinkled; 

 calyx open; segment erect convergent. Core smaU, sliglitly open; 

 tube funnel-shaped, long, wide; stamens median; seeds few, short, 

 pilump; tlesh yellowish white, very tender, juicy, pleasant acid, good 

 for tal)le and very good for cooking. Midwinter and later. 



Minister. — Origin, Rowley, Massachusetts; tree moderately vigor- 

 ous, early and heavy bearer. 



Fruit large; oblong conical, riblied, irregular; surface smooth, 

 greenish yellow, covered with briglit, rich, mixed red, with obscure 

 carmine stripes and splashes on sunny side; dots minute; cavity 

 deep, acute, sometimes brown; stem long, slender, curved; basin 

 very narrow, corrugated and ribbed; calyx small, closed. Core 

 large, ojjen ; llesh yellowish, very tender, juicy, rather acid, good. 

 Early winter. 



Minkler. — Probably an old unidentified Eastern variety ; named 

 after S. Q. Minkler, of Illinois, and popluar in that State; tree verj' 

 vigorous, of irregular, spreading growth; branches strong, forming a 

 large angle with the trunk; pjroductive. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, regular; surface smooth, 

 greenish j'ellow, mostly covered with mixed red, with indi-stinct darker 

 dull red stripes; dots many, minute, distinct, yellow, and russet; 

 cavit\' regular, rather deep, acute, light brown russet; stern medium; 

 basin wide, shallow, smooth; calyx small, closed. Core closed, small; 

 cells obovate, entire, small; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; 

 seeds long, pointed; flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, mild, pleasant 

 subacid, good. .Januar}- to May. 



Minnesota Gilbert. — From Minnesota; origin uncertain; recom- 

 mended for trial by the Horticultural Society of that State under tlie 

 name of Gilbert, but as this name has long been occupied by a Ten- 

 nessee variety the name is modified as above. 



Fruit medium, regular, oblate to very ol)late; surface greenish 

 yellow, mostly covered with mixed red, with dark crimson splashes 

 and stripes much like a highly colored Oldenburg; dots distinct, 

 numerous, gray, rather large; cavity regular, wide, with radiating 

 lio-ht vellow russet ; stem short; basin regular, \\'ide, shallow smooth, 



