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and splashed, a beautiful fruit; dots distinct, man}', russet, rather 

 large; cavity wide, obtuse, wavy, lined with greenish russet; stem 

 medium; basin abrupt, smooth, rather shallow; calyx closed; seg- 

 ments erect convergent. Core closed, meeting; cells obovate, 

 entire; tube broad, funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds long, 



]lome Beauty. 



plump, pointed; flesh yellow, coarse-grained, tender, juicj^, sprightly 

 subacid, good. Early winter. 



Romna (No. .590; RdhichsI.-dc). — Origin, Kussia. 



Fruit large, very regular, roundish, conical ; surface smooth, 

 green, with faint bronze blush; dots distinct, many, large, gray; 

 cavity regular, acute; stem medium, stout; basin narrow, wrinkled, 

 very shallow; calyx closed. Core closed, clas])ing; tube funnel- 

 shaped ; stamens median; llesh white, firm, pleasant subacid, good. 

 Late winter and spring. 



Rosenhager. — Imported from Russia. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, somewliat conical, sometimes 

 broadly furrowed; surface yellow, mostly covered witli liright rosv 

 crimson stripes and si)lashes on svmny side, overhiid ^\ith whitish 

 net-vcining; dots few, ol.>scure, liglit gray, some distinct with dark 



