The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . sh scales. Leaves.—Medium size, ovate, broadest near the base, shortly pointed,bright green, glossy, finely nerved, wavy, and very finely serrated;petioles, rather long, nearly two inches in length, rather slender. Flowers.—Medium size; petals, small, roundish, cupped. Fruit.—Large, about three inches long, and two and a half in diam-eter : Form, obovate, inclining to pyramidal, regular, rather full andbroad at the crown, and tapering to the stem : Ski
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The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . sh scales. Leaves.—Medium size, ovate, broadest near the base, shortly pointed, bright green, glossy, finely nerved, wavy, and very finely serrated;petioles, rather long, nearly two inches in length, rather slender. Flowers.—Medium size; petals, small, roundish, cupped. Fruit.—Large, about three inches long, and two and a half in diam-eter : Form, obovate, inclining to pyramidal, regular, rather full andbroad at the crown, and tapering to the stem : Skin, fair, smooth, lemonyellow when mature, with a shght tinge of blush on the sunny side, andregularly covered with brownish russet specks : Stem, medium length, about an inch long, moderately stout, curved, and inserted without anydepression: Eye, rather large, open, and little sunk in a very broad, smooth basin; segments of the calyx, rather long and partially reflexed :Flesh, white, shghtly coarse, melting, and juicy: Flavor, rich, brisk, and vinous, with a pleasant perfume : Core, medium size : Seeds, ratherlarge, long and pointed.. Ripe the last of September and beginning of October, and keeps well. [7G]