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reddish violet, profusely sprinkled with brown specks and with a fine bluish-white 

 bloom; flesh rather fine grained, moderately juicy, pale amber, rather firm, tender, 

 very mild, sub-acid, pleasant: pit rather large, oval, flat, free; quality quite good. 

 Season August 10; size large to very large. A strong growing and productive vari- 

 ety that appears to be promising for either home use or market, if its tendencj' to 

 rot can be controlled. 



Lombard.— Tree quite vigorous, with an upright, spreadmg habit. Fruit roundish, 

 slightly oblong; stalk five-eighths inch long; cavity narrow and deep; apex 

 slightly depressed; suttu'e scarcely perceptible; color violet-purple, with a pale blue 

 bloom; flesh juicy, yellow, tender, luild, pleasant; pit rather large, oval, pointed, 

 plump, cling; quality good. Season August 22; size meuium to large; generally 

 very productive. A valuable variety for home use, but it has been extensively 

 planted so that all of the large markets are overstocked, and it has not been a 

 valuable shipping sort for some years. In some sections it is being top-worked 

 with .uonarch and other large late sorts. 



Lyou, Bailey. — Trees upright, spreading, quite vigorous; young wood of a red- 

 dish brown. Fruit round or slightly oval; stalk one inch long, moderately stout; 

 cavity narrow, slight; apex depressed, suture slight, one-half around; color bright, 

 clear yellow with a slight bloom; flesh moderately juicy, j-ellow, tender, rich, sweet, 

 vinous; pit large, oval, plump, nearly free; quality quite good. Season September 

 1; size large; generally quite productive. A promising variety brought to notice by 

 S. S. Bailey of Grand Rapids, Mich., and re-named by the Michigan Horticultural 

 Society. 



McLaughlin.— Tree modei'ately vigorous. Fruit roundish oval; stalks three-fourths 

 inch long, slender; cavity narrow, small; apex indistinct; suture scarcely percept- 

 ible; color greenish yellow, with stripes and specks of dark red, and wiiu a whitish 

 bloom; flesh very juicy, clear yellow, tender, rich, sweet, excellent; pit small, semi- 

 cling. Season September 29; size large. A plum of lae highest quality, and promis- 

 ing for market if sufficiently productive. 



Middleburg. — Tree quite vigorous, upright, with rather spreading branches. Fruit 

 roundish oval; stalk one to one and one-half inches long, stout; cavity broad, slight; 

 apex indistinct; suture unmarKed; color greenish yellow, nearly covered with red- 

 dish-brown and with a purplish color on the exposed side; bloom thin, light blue; 

 flesh moderately juicy, light amber, rather firm, vinous, sprightly, rich; pit small, 

 nearly round, free; quality very good. Season September IS; size medium; fairly 

 productive. 



Moldavka.— Rather vigorous, upright, spreading. Fruit long, ovate; stalk stout, 

 one inch long; cavity rather deep, abrupt; apex obscure; suture indistinct, one-half 

 around: color pale yellow, with a scarcely perceptible bloom; flesh moderately 

 juicy, pale yellowish amber, moderately firm, mild, pleasant; pit long, ovate, 

 pointed, flat, free; quality good. Season September 1; size large. A handsome 

 fruit, but the tree has shown itself to be but moderately productive. 



Monarch.— Tree quite vigorous, upright; young wood slightly red. Fruit ovate, 

 compressed, with one side somewhat enlarged; stalk seven-eighths inch long, 

 medium size: cavity rather deep and narrow; apex scarcely perceptible; suture 

 broad, shallow; color deep purple, almost black, with a moderate blue bloom; flesh 

 moderately juicy, light yellowish amber, rather firm, mild, vinous, sweet; pit long, 

 oval, rather plump, with a slight adherence; quality quite good. Season September 

 22; size quite large. One of the most promising varieties for market purposes. 



Murdy.— Tree strong growing, upright. Fruit roundish, oval; stalk three-fourths 

 inch long, stout; cavity narrow, rather deep: apex, imperceptible; suture .slight, 

 one-half around; color reuuish purple with many yellowish dots and specks and a 

 light blue bloom; flesh moderately juicy, amber, tender, sweet, vinous, rich; pit 

 oval, pointed, moderately plump, cling; quality very good. Season September 16; 

 size large; as yet rather unproductive, but if this quality develops, it bids fair to 

 become a valuable market sort. 



Nicholas W/nYe.— Tree quite strong, roundish, upright. Fruit roundish to round- 

 ish oval; stalk three-fourths inch long; cavity small; apex quite distinct; suture 

 very slight; color purple, numerously sprinkled with small yellowish dots, and with 

 an amber, bluish bloom; only moderately juicy, pale amber, flrm, vigorous, sprightly, 

 rather rich; pit large, oval, plump, cling; quality good. Season August 22; size 

 medium to large. Appears to be lacking in productiveness. 



Saratoga.— Tree very vigorous, upright, slightly spreading; young wood olive 

 brown; fruit oval, roundish; stalk one inch long, moderately stout; cavity narrow, 

 deep; apex generally slightly depressed; suture indistinct, two-thirds around; color 



