and somewhat broader a t the base than at the a p e x ;
cavity of the footstalk middle-sized; the point which
marks the base of the style seldom projects, but is
generally in a shallow cleft, which runs across the
apex. S k in , where exposed, dark purplish red,
intermixed or mottled with pale brown dots ; next
the wall pale yellowish green. Flesh whitish, or
very pale yellowish green, edged with red at the
stone, from which it parts fre e ly ; melting, juicy,
and rich. Stone middle-sized, roundish, obovate,
its fissures not so deep nor so sharp as those of the
Elruge, their ridges flattish, but rough, and of a red
colour, by which it may be always distinguished from
the fruit ju st named, the stone of which is pale,
with no rays of red passing from it into the flesh.
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