132 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



open; segments short, erect convergent. Core closed; cells round, 

 slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds plump; flesh white, 

 pleasant subacid, good. Season, winter. 



Monmouth. 



Moore Sweet. — Of American origin; tree vigorous, very produc- 

 tive. 



Fruit medium to large; form roundish ol)]ate, regular; skin thick; 

 surface smooth, greenish yellow, entirely covered with dull dark red 

 in obscure stripes overlaid with grayish bloom, giving the fruit a 

 purple color; dots minute, few; cavity wide, or acute, deep, green 

 or brown; stem short, rather stout; basin wide, wavy or plaited; 

 calyx closed. Core small, closed; seeds numerous, ]ilump, pale; 

 flesh yellow, rich, dry, firm, very sweet, good. Deccmlicr to Mav. 



Mother. — Origin, Bolton, Massachusetts; tree of moderate vigor, 

 rather slentler, jjroductive. 



Fruit medium or al)ov('; form romidish oblong, slightly conical, 

 obscurely riblied; surface golden yellow, almost wholly covered with 

 clear, warm, rich red, splashed, marbled, striped with several shades of 

 dark red and crimson; dots minute, light russet, numerous; cavity 

 acute, dee|>, often a little russeted; stem slender, medium to long; 

 basin narrow, small, corrugated; calyx closed. Core medium, closed, 



