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these are one and the same thing, of which the
colour varies according to soil, aspect, culture,
stock, &c.
W o o d moderately strong, short-jointed, flexuose,
very apt to become cankered; but if healthy, of
a bright reddish chestnut colour, dotted with pale
brown.
L eaves rather large, ovate-oblong, tapering to
the point, folded together irregularly, and obscurely
toothed. P etioles nearly an inch long. S t ipu l e s
often as long as the petiole.
F lowers opening early, middle-sized. P etals
obovate, tapering into the claw, very little tinged
with red.
F ruit variable in shape, size, and colour, g en e rally
large, obovate. tapering to the stalk, which is
usually from half an inch to an inch long, thick and
fleshy at its union with the spur, and thickening
obliquely into the fruit. E ye somewhat open,
placed in a shallow depression. S k in soft, but not
smooth, o f a greenish golden yellow, appearing
through a thin covering of r u s s e t; on the sunny side
sometimes reddish brown. F lesh white, greenish
nex t the skin, with some greenish veins through i t ;
melting, buttery, ju icy , rich, and e x c e llen t; but
sometimes rather gritty.
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