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deep amber-jellow, clinging to the small pit. There is apt to be a. 

 hollow space about the pit, as there is in Kelsej. I have had the 

 phims from Burbank three times, all of them in good condition, 

 and have tested them when in prime condition ; bnt each time the 

 fruit has had such a pronounced musky-almond flavor that I could 

 not enjoy it. Mr. Burbank, however, regards it as superior to Hale 

 in quality. Excellent keeper. Cross of Burbank with Kelsey, 

 Eurbank furnishing the seed. 



Stark Bros, report that nursery stock of this variety has stood 

 22° below zero at their place without injury. 



WiLLARD ( TT. F. Ileikes, 1893). Fig. 12. 

 Botan No. 26. 



Medium in size, spherical to oblong in general outline, but 

 prominently cornered or angled, never pointed, the sinus very 

 slight but stem cavity deep ; color bright claret-red with many 

 minute yellow dots ; flesh rather firm, whitish, of poor quality ;, 

 freestone. A strong, vigorous and hardy tree, productive and 

 one of the earliest plums yet tested in the north, ripening in Central 

 New York late in July. In appearance the fruit is remarkably like 

 some of the improved types of Prunns Americana. The fruit is 

 handsome when well ripened, and keeps two to three weeks if 

 picked when it begins to color, but the quality is almond-like and 

 poor — so poor that I can not recommend it. Fruit picked in 1895 

 on July 16, when it just began to color, kept until August 6, the 

 specimens shriveling rather than rotting. 



Cions procured from California six or seven years ago by S. D. 



Willard, Geneva, N. Y., and named for him by W. F. Heikes in 



Practical Nurseripnan., June, 1893. It was undoubtedly imported 



from Japan, but the history of it is lost. Mr. Burbank writes : " I 



had the Willard sixteen years ago. Not valuing it very highly, I 



discarded it many years ago, although it may prove valuable as an 



early variety ; but I would prefer Stark Bros,'' Red June, which 



ripens at the same time, but even that variety, though handsome, i& 



poor in quality." 



Yeddo. 



'* Much like White Kelsey, which it resembles in some respects, 

 but it is of a deeper yellow color and ten days later to ripen, and 



