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SMALL FKUIT CULTUEIST. 



bois, Musky Hautbois^ c&c.) — Medium, roundish or ovate, 

 reddish green, strong musky flavor ; fruit stems project- 

 ing above the leaves. Hence the name Hautboy or High- 

 wood. 



There are several varieties, the difference between them 

 being very slight. The most common are : 



Black Hautbois. — Medium, ovate, dark reddish brown. 



Globe Hautbois. — Roundish ovate, reddish green. 



Long" Fruited Muscatelle. — Oblong, rather small, late. 



Prolific Hautbois. {Double Beanng. Hermaphrodite, 

 Regent'' a Dwarf, Saconihe, Sir Joseph Banks, Coper on 

 Moyal, (be) — Conical; large for this class; ilo^^'ers quite 

 large. One of the best. 



Monstrous Hautbois. — Xew. Said to bo very large for 

 one of its class. There is a variety being dissemmated 

 under this name, which does not belong to the Hautbois 

 species. 



The Hautbois varieties are very little cultivated in tiiis 

 country, as there are very few Americans who hke their 

 peculiar musky flavor. 



