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astringent. Leaves ovate, inclining to orbicular. From a tree 
near the Gelding's Wood. 
iVb. 2. — Broadly ovate, contracted towards the stalk, which is 
long, thick, cylindrical, much thickened at the base, and seated in 
a shallow depression. Eye moderate, prominent, with the per- 
sistent calyx-segments short and stout. Colour dull, uniform 
yellowish green, with a little inclination to surface-rust. Flesh 
whitish ; flavour sweet, but combined with great astringency. 
Leaves ovate, with a pointed apex. From a tree in the hedgerow, 
Eastland s Grate. 
No. B. — Orbicular, or somewhat ovate, rounded at the stalked 
end, where there is a shallow lobed depression. Stalk, long, thin, 
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