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Description — Form round; diameter three and one-half inches; base somewhat 

 flattened ; cavity medium deep, rounded, regular ; stem very stout ; apex extended 

 to form a nipple, quite prominent, distinctly marked with five shallow grooves; 

 color yellowish green, when fully ripe coloring on one cheek to orange yellow; 

 surface smooth, undulating; dots few, large, rounded, dark brown; skin very thin 

 and delicate; flesh cream color, deepening to creamy yellow near the skin, and 

 becoming very soft ; carpels normally five, sometimes four or six ; seeds normally 

 five, somewhat the shape of an orange "quarter" but shorter and thicker; broad, 

 slightly pointed on one end, compressed, surface vermiculate or reticulate, one or 

 more of the seeds usually small, thin and undeveloped; flavor good, season Octo- 

 ber, at Sierra Madre, California. 



Tree is upright, open headed, and a very prolific bearer. Here first described. 



Figure 33. The Harvey White Sapote tree grown at Sierra Madre, California. 



Gillespie 



(Figure 34) 



This variety is growing on the Gillespie place at Montecito, near Santa Bar- 

 bara. Dr. Franceschi states that the tree was planted by the late Kinton Stevens 

 in 1892. While not so large or attractive in appearance as the Harvey, it is proba- 

 bly the finest flavored of the local varieties. It is quite distinct from the others in 

 having a rather rough, russet exterior, and perfectly developed seeds. 



Description — Form round; diameter three inches; base only slightly flattened; 

 cavity shallow, rounded or flaring, regular; stem stout; apex very slightly ex- 



