42 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N. Y. 



Lombard when well ripened, although sometimes having a slight 

 musky flavor, the skin rather sour ; cling. 



The above description is drawn from specimens received from 

 Daniel Roberts, Keyport, New Jersey, and from many New York 

 samples which were indistinguishable from Roberts' specimens. 

 I wrote to Mr. Lovett for fruits from the original tree of Abund- 

 ance ; he replied that the tree is not standing, but referred me to 

 Mr. Roberts, whose trees were propagated from the original stock. 



2.— Abundance tree, 6 years old. 



Mr. Roberts sent me excellent samples, some of which I then sent 

 to Mr. Lovett, who wrote that the fruit " arrived in perfect condi- 

 tion, and is the true Abundance." I was time particular about the 

 matter, because there appear to be two if not three "things sold in 

 the country as Abundance ; or else the variety is wonderfully modi- 

 fied by climate and local conditions. This exact type of Abundance 

 is much planted in western New York. It is the same variety 

 which I described and figured in Bulletin 62. 



The Abundance makes a hardy, thrifty, upright-spreading tree, 

 (Fig. 2). It is very productive, and the fruit generally needs 



