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11; Maru. — See illustration on title-page. 



AYritten also Masu and Jlassu. 



Fruit medium in size, globular or slightly flattened endwise, 

 usually tending to have an obtuse point, the suture slight ; color 

 dark dull red or maroon red, uniform or nearly so over the whole 

 surface, marked with numberless minute golden yellow dots ; flesh 

 rather soft and deep yellow, witli a decidedly musky almond flavor. 



o4. — Bui bank. A standard mid-season vaHety. 



cling or semi-cling, the skin sour; ripens with the later trees of 

 Abundance. It is a vigorous, upright grower and productive, but 

 the quality is poor, and the variety cannot compete with Abundance, 



12. BURBANK. — Fig. 31:. 



Fruit medium in size, becoming large upon vigoi'ous and well- 

 thinned trees, round-oblong to oblong, the point not well marked, 

 and the suture usually somewhat prominent; color orange-yellow 



