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Europe the variations are many, but these are ordinarily so slight that it is not 

 advisable to consider them as distinct varieties and establish them as such, or the 

 subject would be involved in needless confusion. While among the seedlings of 

 the Andre type there are many that are inferior to the original, and many which 

 are slightly different from it in form and other characteristics, in general they 

 approach the type so closely that they could not be considered as varieties. And 

 it is noteworthy also, that the variation among fruits on the same tree, presumably 

 due to bud variation, is so great that it is necessary to distinguish the variety by 

 only those characters which hold good in the majority of the fruits produced. 



Key to the Varieties 



A. Form oblong to round. 



B. Surface more or less rough; usually self colored; size large. 



Andre 



BB. Surface smooth; one side overspread with red or maroon; size small 

 to medium. Besson 

 AA. Form slender pyriform. Hehre 



Figure 98. A seedling of the Andre at Marseilles, France. 



Andre 



(Figures 97 and 99) 

 The origin of this variety is unknown. It was brought as a layered plant 

 from some point in Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay to France in 1890, by Dr. 

 Edouard Andre. It is one of the largest of the varieties and is excellent in every 

 respect. 



Description: Form oblong to oval; size large; base rounded, sometimes 

 slightly flattened; cavity none; apex rounded, sometimes slightly flattened; calyx 

 sepals large, cupped ; surface more or less rough ; color green ; skin thin ; flesh 

 whitish, very thick, granular, pulp fairly abundant, juicy; seeds very few, small; 

 flavor spicy and aromatic, distinctly resembling the pineapple and also the straw- 



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