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mottled and fiunlly strijied with dark red and with a thiu bloom; flesh moderately 

 juicy, white, red at pit, tender, mild, vinous and pleasant; pit oval, pointed, plump, 

 free; quality pood. Season middle of September; quite productive. 



Stump (The World).— Trees quite strong', roundish upright with drooping branches. 

 Fruit medium to large, roundish, a httle oblong ovate; cavity ratlier wide, deep; 

 suture shallow, ratlier more than one-half around; apex prominent; color creamy 

 white, with a bright red cheek, and an abundance of bloom; flesh juicy, white, 

 slightly red at pit. moderately firm, high flavored, pleasant; pit oval, plump, free; 

 glands globose; flowers small; quality good. Season middle to last of August. 



Summer Snow.— Trees quite strong, roundish, somewhat drooping. Fruit medium 

 size, roundish, compressed towards the suture, which is indistinct one-half around; 

 cavity narrow, deep; apex quite prominent; color white with a thin bloom; flesh 

 juicy, creamy white to the pit. Arm rather rich, nearly sweet; pit larg-e, roundish, 

 oval, plump, cling; quality fair; flowers large; glands globose; young wood yellowish 

 green. Season last of September. The ti'ees are badly injured by the leaf-curl and, 

 altliough the fruit has some merit where white cling peaches are desired for can- 

 ning, it will not ordinarily be profitable. 



Surpasse (Melocotou). — Trees fairly strong, spreading, drooping. Fruit medium 

 to laige, round, inclining to ovate; cavity narrow, deep; suture indistinct, one-half 

 around; apex a mere point at the end of the suture; color yellow, with a bright red 

 cheek; flesh juicy, yellow, tender, vinous, sweet, excellent; pit large, plump, nearly 

 round, pointed, free; quality quite good. Season last of August; foliage somewhat 

 crimped; glands reniform; flowers small. The trees thus far have been but mod- 

 erately productive. 



Switzerland. — Trees fairly strong, roundish, upright. Fruit medium to large, 

 roundish, tapering shghtly towards the apex; cavity medium size; suture very slight; 

 apex not marked; color creamy white, with a broad, dark red cheek; flesh very 

 juicy, creamy white, tender, mild and vinous; pit medium size, oval, free; quality 

 good. Season middle or last of August;- foliage crimped; glands globose; flowers 

 small; fairly productive. 



Toledo. — Trees quite vigorous, upright, spreading. Fruit large, roundish; cavity 

 rather large and deep; suture more than one-half around; apex a mere point in the 

 suture; color creamy white, washed, mottled and distinctly striped with red; flesh 

 juicy, creamy white, slightly colored at pit, tender and with a sweet, pleasant but 

 not rich flavor; pit plump, oval, free; quality good. Season middle or last of August. 

 Although the trees are still young they give evidence of being early and abundant 

 bearers, and the size, handsome appearance and high quality of the fruit render it 

 a A'aluable sort for market. 



Toquin. — Trees quite strong with a roundish head. Fruit medium size, roundish; 

 cavity medium; suture slight, one-half around; apex sunken; color yellow, with a 

 dull red cheek, and a thin bloom; flesh moderately juicy, yellow, slightly red at pit, 

 tender, very mild and nearly sweet; pit very small, roundish oval, plump, pointed, 

 free; quality quite good; season middle of September; quite productive. Fi'om their 

 behavior thus far the trees appear to be early and profuse bearers. Foliage sligthly 

 crimped; glands reijiform; flowers large. 



Townsend.— Trees quite strong, with a roundish head. Fruit large, roundish, 

 flattened at base, compressed; cavity broad and deep; suture distinct only near the 

 apex; apex quite prominent; color yellow, more or less blushed and mottled witli 

 two shades of red, and with a medium amount of bloom; flesh very juicy, yellow, 

 red at pit, very tender, and with a mild, vinous, pleasant flavor; pit large, plump, 

 oval, pointed, free; foliage crimped; glands globose; flowers small; quality good; 

 season last of September; fairly productive. A large and handsome late variety 

 which bids fair to be of considerable value. 



Troth.— Trees fairly vigorous, with a round head. Fruit medium size, roundish; 

 cavity broad, medium; suture generally a line less than one-half around; apex a 

 mere point; color creamy white, with a bright red cheek; flesh juicy, whitish, very 

 red at pit, tender, mild, vinous, but not rich; pit free; glands globose; flowers small, 

 or nudium in size; (pinlity fair to good; season last of August; fairly productive. 



luskena.- Trees fairly vigorous, upright. Fruit very large, roundish to roundish 

 oval; cavity narrow, dec]); suture, a line extending jiast the apex; apex sometimes 

 depressed; color rich yellow with a dark red cheek, and a medium amount of bloom; 

 flesh very juicy, yellow, red at pit; mild, vinous, rich and excellent; fairly firm; pit 

 laree, oval, pfump, cling; quality quite good; season last of September; flowers 

 small; glands reniform. A large and handsome late cling, which, if productive, may 

 prove of considerable value. 



Wales (Princess of).— Trees quite virogous, roundish, with droopmg branches. 

 Fruit medium to large, roundish, inclining to oval; cavity medium size: suture 



