50 Agricultuea-L Experiment Station, Iihaca, N. Y. 



dull in texture, the stalks nearly or quite glandless. Late. A 

 stron;;,' spreading grower, producing abundantly of handsome and 

 high quality fruit. It suggests the Miner group and may belong to 

 it. Originated in Kentucky. Introduced by W. F. Heikes in 1881. 

 " Cooks ^^ ell. As good as a Damson when spiced." — Kerr. C. 



54. Poole (Poole's Pride). — Large, round-oblong, red, sic in 

 medium thick; cling; leaves rather small and nan-ow, very finely 

 serrate, the short stalks glandless or nearly so. Early to medium, 

 of high quality. Succeeds Wild Gooise. A wild variety from 

 Qlinoia, introduced in 1888 by Stark Bros. I am ni): nell 

 acqvaintcd v^ith this variety. It looks much like a Chickasaw'. 



55. Keed. — Medium, round, dark red, skin medium; cling, the 

 stone short and turgid, pitted, the point abrupt and short; flowers 

 medium, short-stalked; leaves very broad (elliptic-ovate or even 

 nearly round-ovate) and large, firm, the point abrupt and con- 

 spicuous, unevenly serrate, the stalks bearing few small glands. 

 Late. A very strong, spreading grower. Much like Moreman in 

 fruit. Said to have been introduced by the late Mr. Reed, HeightSr 

 town, N. J. C. 



56. Roulette. — Mediiun to rather large, round or round-oblong, 

 red and coloring completely before drojjping from the tree, skin 

 thin; cling, stone (like Wild Goose) oblong-obovate and rather 

 slender, scarcely point-ed above; flowei-s medimn on rather conspic- 

 uous stalks; leaves the shiipe and size of peach leaves and lilvo 

 those of Wild Goose, the serratures small and even, the stalks 

 glandidar. Early to medium. Texan ? The Mexican Roulette 

 is evidently the same. C. 



57. Sucker State. — Large, round, dull red, skin thick; cling; 

 flowers large, stalked; leaves medimn to large, long taper-pointed, 

 iri'egularly and obtusely but rather finely (for the size of the leaf) 

 toothed, stalks glandular. Medimn to late. niin,ois ? C. 



58. Texas Bell (or Belle ?). — Fruit medimn to large, nearly 

 spherical, red; stone short and turgid, obtuse below and very 

 short-pointed above; leaves medium, ejliptic-oblong and short- 

 pointed, finely and evenly serrate, the stalks glandular. Ripens 

 last of June in Texas. Originated by Stephen H. Turner, Texas, 



