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to large, ronndish: cavity narrow and deep; apex depressed; snture distinct, two- 

 thirds around; color yellow with a slight bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow, 

 quite firm, with a mild, vinous flavor; pit free; quality good; season middle to last 

 of September. The fruit is generally more or less mottled with rea and with a deep 

 rather dull red cheek. The pit is small, nearly pointed, plump. Foliage nearly 

 smooth with reniform glands; flowers small. 



Crothers.— Tree strong with drooping branches. Fruit medium size, varying from 

 round to roundish ovate; cavity medium; apex a slight elevation in the suture, which 

 extends more than one-half around; color creamy white with a briglit blush in 

 the sun and with a slight bloom; flesh very juicy, creamy white, red at pit, tender, 

 mild, vinous and pleasant; pit large, roundish, oval, pointed, free; quality , good; 

 season last of September and first of October. Quite productive. Glands globose; 

 flowers small or medium. 



Dennis.— Tree fairly strong, spreading, with drooping branches. Fruit medium 

 size, roundish; cavity medium; apex a slight elevation in the sature, which is dis- 

 tinct two-thirds around; color yellow, with a slight bloom; flesh juicy, yellow, 

 tender, highly vinous; pit free, large, roundish, oval; plump; quality, good; season 

 early September. Foliage smooth with globose glands; flowers large. 



Diamond.— Tree quite strong, roundish, somewhat drooping. Fruit large, round- 

 ish, slightly ovate; cavity narrow, deep; apex scarcely distinct; suture deep, more 

 than one-half around; color pale, clear yellow, often with a faint red cheek and a 

 medium amount of bloom; flesh jviicy, pale yellow, red at pit, firm and vinous in 

 flavor; pit large, oval, plump, partially free; quality fair; season last of Septembei*. 

 Flowers small with globose glands. Usually a large, handsome variety but until 

 fully ripe the adherence of the pit is such as to class it with the clings. 



Druid Hill.— Tree quite vigorous, with a roundish, somewhat spreading head. 

 Fruit large, roundish, inclining to ovate; cavity broad and deep; apex distinctly 

 pointed, suture, slight more than one-half around; color creamy white, washed, 

 mottled and specked with bright red and with a very slight bloom; flesh moderately 

 juicy, whitish, slightly red at pit, tender, vinous, and with a sprightly flavor; pit 

 free, quality quite good; season last of September and first of October. Glands 

 globose; flowers small. 



Dumont.— Trees quite strong, with upright branches. Fruit medium to large, 

 roundish oval, much compressed; cavity narrow, deep; suture distinct more than- 

 one-half around; apex slight; color yellow, much shaded with red and with a 

 heavy bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow, quite red at pit, tender, sweet; pit 

 free; quality rather poor; season middle of September. Flowers small; glands reni- 

 form. The quality of the fruit is such that it is not likely to prove of value. 



Dunlap. — Tree quite strong, rather spreading. Fruit large, roundish, remotely 

 ovate; cavity wide, deep; apex slight; suture distinct, two-thirds around; color 

 yellow, nearly covered with dark red; flesh yellow, red at pit, quite juicy, tender and 

 with a rich, vinous flavor; pit large, plump, free; quality quite good, season last of 

 August. Foliage large, slightly crimped, with globose glands; flowers small. One 

 side of the fruit is often enlarged. 



It)arly Barnard.— Tree quite strong, with a roundish, upright head and slightly 

 spreading branches. Fruit rather large, I'oundish; cavity narrow and deep; apex 

 slight; suture more than one-half around; color yellow, nearly covered with dark red 

 and with a medium bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow with much red at pit, 

 moderately tender, nearly sweet; pit free; quality good; season last of August. 

 Foliage is not crimped or folded; glands reniform; flowers small; pit rather large, 

 plumpj roundish, oval, pointed. 



Early Crawford.— Tree quite strong with a roundish top and upright branches. 

 Fruit large, roundish, slightly elongated; cavity broad; apex usually slight; suture 

 distinct, more than one-half around; color clear bright yellow, with a red cheek 

 and a light bloom; flesh very juicy, yellow, red at pit; fibrous, sweet, vinous, rich; 

 pit free; quality quite good; season last of August. The fruit is sometimes com- 

 pressed near the suture and is often overspread with many bright red specks. Pit 

 large, roundish oval, pointed. Foliage large, crimped; glands globose; flowers small. 

 One of the largest and most desirable varieties for use upon rather heavy soil in 

 elevated locations. Its principal fault is that it starts readily in the winter or 

 spring and its flower buds are often injured as a consequence. 



Early Crawford Seedlings, Nos. 1 and 3, from C. Engle, Paw Paw, greatly/ 

 resemble the parent, but do not quite equal -it in quality. 



Early Michigan.— Trees quite strong, spreading. Fruit large, round; cavity broad; 

 apex depressed; suture distinct, more than one-half around; color creamy, mostly 



