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angular; cavity small, sometimes obscurely but never distinctly fur- 
rowed; basin wanting, the center marked by a small russet spot; cells 
5 to many, often rather large; flesh thick, rather firm, usually well 
filled at the center; — plant very vigorous; leaves 2-pinnate in the 
lower half ; leaflets rather remote and deeply cut ; calyx lobes nearly 
or quite as long as the corolla; — season medium. 
An excellent variety either for the table or market. 
Introduced by A. W. Livingston, of Des Moines, la. 
No. 34. MAYFLOWER, ?, '82; Vick, '87. 
Syn. Emery, Farq., '85. Improved Mayflower, D. of A., '87: Bawson's 
Puritan, Raw., '87. 
Scarcely distinct from Livingston's Favorite. The only difference 
noticed was that the fruits averaged very slightly smaller. 
Introduced in 1882 by F. H. Horsford, of Charlotte, Vt. 
No. 35. NEW RED APPLE, Greg., '84, '85, '87. 
Differs from the Livingston's Favorite only in having slightly 
smaller fruit. 
No. 36. PARAGON, Hen., '86; Liv., '86. 
Syn. New Paragon, Thor., 87. 
Closely resembles the Livingston's Perfection. The. fruit is not 
quite so regular, and averages rather larger. 
Introduced by A. W. Livingston, of Des Moines, la. 
No. 37. TLLDEN'S NEW, Greg., '83, '87. 
Rather closely resembles Hathaway's Excelsior, but the fruit is not 
quite so regular and ripens less evenly, and the plant is less vigorous. 
In season they are about the same. 
XX. Fruits purplish, red. 
§. Outline angular or corrugated. 
No. 38. FEEJEE ISLAND RED, Thor., '83. 
Syn. Feejee Improved, Greg., '87: Feejee Island (d), White. 
The Feejee of Burr, also the Perfected, Syn. Lester's Perfected, It., Porno 
d'Oro Lesterano, is very probably this variety. The names Fidgi Island of 
Vil. and Fiji Island of Veg. Garden refer to a distinct sort. 
Fruit large to very large, red, with numerous and somewhat con- 
spicuous whitish specks sprinkled over the surface; oblate; outline 
angular, and sometimes rather strongly corrugated; cavity medium; 
