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overspread and dappled with dark red and with a medium bloom; flesh whitish with 

 a little red at pit: flavor sweet, mildly vinous, rich; texture tender, juicy; pit larire, 

 plump, free: quality quite good; season middle of August. Flowers large; glands 

 reniform. One of the most valuable of the medium early varieties. 



Ede (Captain).— Tree quite strong, upright with drooping branches. Fruit 

 medium to large, roundish oval; cavity narrow, deep; apex slight; suture more than 

 one-half around; color pale yellow with a dull red cheek and with slight bloom; 

 flesh moderately juicy, yellow, red at pit, tender and witli a vinous flavor; pit oval, 

 pointed, free: quality good; season middle to last of September. Glands globose; 

 flowers small. 



Eldred (Cling).— Trees strong, roundish upright. Fruit rather large, roundish 

 ovate, enlarged on one side; cavity narrow and deep; apex slight; suture distinct, 

 more than one-half around; color creamy white, blushed, with a slight bloom; flesh 

 juicy, creamy white, flrm, mild and pleasant; pit roundish oval, cling; quality fair; 

 season early Septemoer. Foliage crimped, waved and folded; glands globose; 

 flowers small or medium. The above name was supplied by S. B. Heiges, ex- 

 pomologist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 



Ellison. — Trees fairly strong, upright. Fruit medium size, roundish, ovate; cavity 

 narrow, shallow; suture distinct, more than one-half around; apex in a slight de- 

 pression; sometimes quite prominent; color yellow, with a large, dark red cheek 

 and a thin bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow, red at pit, moderatel.v tender, 

 with a mild, vinous, sprightly and rather acid flavor; pit free, small, rather 

 plump; quality fair to good; sometimes with a bitter taste at pit; season October 

 first; foliage crimped, waved; glands reniform, flowers small. It seems to be a 

 hardy and rather productive variety. 



Engle (Mammoth).— Trees quite strong, upright. Fruit medium to large, roundish, 

 ovate: cavity medium size; apex a slight elevation in the suture, whicli is distinct 

 and slightly more than one-half around: color yellow, slightly reddened in the sun; 

 bloom light: flesh juicy, yellow, a little faint red at the pit; tender, rich, mild, 

 nearly sweet; pit free, rather large, oval, pointed; quality quite good; season early 

 September; foliage large; glaucous, glands globose; flowers small or medium. Gen- 

 erally quite productive and a valuable variety for either home use or market. 



Ford (New). — Trees moderately vigorous, upright, with drooping branches. Fruit, 

 large, roundish; cavity medium size; suture more than one-half around, with a 

 slight point at the apex; color yellow, blushed with red in the sun, with a very 

 thin bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow, tinged with red at pit; quite firm and 

 with a mild, early sweet flavor; pit free, oval, plump, pointed; quality good; season 

 early September; glands globose; flowers small or medium. 



Ford Red.— Trees quite strong, with a roundish, upright head. Fruit medium size, 

 slightly enlarged at the suture, generally oval: cavity narrow, deep; apex slight, 

 interrupting the suture, which is quite distinct; color creamy white with a slight 

 blush and a moderate amount of bloom; flesh juicy, rich, creamy white, red at pit, 

 tender and with a mild, nearly sweet flavor: pit free, oval, pointed, quite plump, 

 with the flesh surrounding it rather bitter; quality good; season early September; 

 fairly productive. 



Ford 1.— Trees quite strong, spreading. Fruit medium to large; roundish, 

 elongated: cavity small, deep, abrupt; suture very slight; apex a mere point in a 

 depression: color creamy white, delicately washed with bright-red and Avith a 

 light bloom; flesh creamy white, slightly tinged with red at pit, very juicy, 

 tender, sprightly, very pleasant, vinous; pit very plump, semi-cling; quality good; 

 season middle or last of August; quite productive. 



Ford 2.— Trees quite strong with roundish head. Fruit medium to large, roundish, 

 remotely ovate, slightly compressed at suture which is indistinctly marked; cavity 

 broad, rather deep; apex indistinct; color yellow, with a faint red cheek; flesii 

 juicy, yellow, red at pit, tender, vinous; pit medium size, pointed, oval, plump, free; 

 quality good: season last of September; flowers small; glands globose. The trees 

 as yet have not been very productive. 



Ford 3.— Trees quite strong. Fruit medium size, roundish, slightly compressed at 

 the suture; cavity narrow, moderately deep; suture slight; apex indistinct; color 

 greenish yellow, with a thin bloom; flesh moderately juicy, white, slightly tinged 

 with red at the pit. rather tender, mild, slightly vinous in flavor; 'pit very plump, 

 pointed, free; quality rather poor; season middle to last of October; glands reniform; 

 flowers small. Rather late for this climate. 



Fox.— Ti'ees fairly vigorous with a i-ound head. Fruit medium size, roundish, 

 slightly inclined to ovate; cavity medium; suture slight; apex prominent; color 



