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tended ; basin deep, narrow, abrupt, deeply five folded ; color pale green, one cheek 

 overspread with russet ; surface rather rough ; dots very numerous, small, irregular, 

 raised russet ; skin thin, rather tough ; flesh white, becoming tinged with pale green 

 near the skin ; flavor very good ; carpels normally five, sometimes six ; seeds five or 

 six, short and broad, blunt, surface vermiculate or reticulate; season October to 

 November at Montecito, California. 



Tree is upright, open headed, very prolific bearer. First described here. 



Figure 34. The Gillespie White Sapote, grown at Montecito, near Santa Barbara. 



Parroquia 



(Figure 35) 



This is growing behind the Catholic church on State street in Santa Barbara, 

 and was raised by Dr. Franceschi from Mexican seed and planted in its present 

 location in 1896. So far as I have seen, it contains but three seeds, one or more 

 of which are usually undeveloped, and it also differs materially in form from the 

 other varieties here described. 



Description — Form oval; dimensions, diameter two and one-half inches; length 

 three inches ; base slightly extended ; stem rather slender ; apex normally broadly 

 furrowed witli one deep furrow, and usually two or three others less distinctly de- 

 fined; color yellowish green, self colored; surface smooth; skin thin, tender; flesh 

 creamj' white; flavor very good; carpels normally three; seeds normally three, one 

 or two usually small, thin and undeveloped, long, pointed on both ends, surface 

 vermiculate or reticulate; season October to April at Santa Barbara, California. 



Tree is upright, open headed, fairly prolific. This is the first description of 

 this variety. 



