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with russet ; stalk rather short, stout, in a medium cavity ; 

 calyx small, mostly closed ; flesh somewhat granular, but- 

 tery, juicy, sugary, rich, sprightly, and perfumed. Georgia, 

 November to January ; New York, December to March. 



Fig. 112,— COLUMBIA. 



Columbia. — Fruit large, oblong-obovate, or pyriform, 

 often simply obovate, broadest in the middle; skin 

 smooth, pale green, turning yellowish when ripe, with a 

 soft brown cheek, dotted with russet, with a little russet 

 also about the stalk and calyx ; stalk about an inch long, 

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