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nent; suture distinct; color reddish purple, tliickly sprinkled with yellowish dots 

 and specks; bloom moderate, light lilac; flesh very juicy, bright yellow, tender, 

 mild, pleasant; pit small, oval, quite plump, cling; quality good; ripe August 8; size 

 medium to large. Generally quite productive. 



Buruank. — Tree quite vigorous, very spreading. Fruit roundish, tapering slightly 

 towards the apex; stalk three-fourths inch long; cavity broad and deep; apex promi- 

 nent; suture a mere line; color dark red on a yellow ground, with a slight whitish 

 bloom and numerous yellow specks; flesh juicy, pale orange, tender, mild, vinous, 

 pleasant; pit cling. Generally very productive. Ripe August 4; size quite large; 

 young wood dark olive. Owing to the size and productiveuehs of the va. ieiy, it is 

 one of the most vaiuable of the Japanese plums for home use or for market pur- 

 poses. 



Burbaiik No. 2. — Tree moderately vigorous, upright in habit, with slightly spread- 

 ing branches. Fruit roundish; stalk three-eighths inch long, stout; cavity slight; 

 apex prominent; suture distinct, one-half around; color dark red, with a profuse 

 sprinkling of yellowish specks; bloom delicate lilac, plentiful; flesh juicy, tender, 

 yeliow, firm, with a sprightly and rich flavor; pit small, oval, cling; quality rather 

 good. A 1 reductive variety, ripening August 10. Fruit medium to large. Young 

 wood rather slender, of a glossy reddish brown. 



Burbank No. 7.— Tree rather vigoi'ous with a round head, and with upright or 

 slightly spreading branches. Fruit roundish, oblong; cavity narrow, deep; apex 

 slightly sunken; .suture broad, shallow; color greenish yellow, bloo:ii bluish white; 

 flesh juicy, pale yellow, rather firm, mild and vinous; pit plump, roundish oval and 

 semi-cling; quality good. Season September 15. Fruit medium to large. An early 

 productive variety. 



Maru.— Tree quite vigorous, upright, spreading. Fruit nearly round, but with a 

 slight conical form; stalk one and one-half inches long, rather stout; cavity rather 

 broad and deep; apex an enlargement at the end of the suture; suture not 

 distinct, but the fruit is slightly uneven; color dark red, with a slight lavender; 

 flesh juicy, orange yellow, moderately firm and vinous; pit round, plump, cling; 

 quality fair. Season August 23; size medium, generally quite productive. Its 

 comparatively small size and inferior quality make it less vaiuable than Burbank 

 and some of the other Japanese sorts. 



Ogon. — Tree strong growing, rather upright; fruit round; stalk one-haif inch long, 

 stout, separates readily from fruit; cavity narrow, shallow; ap x even with surface; 

 suture one-half round, indistinct; color pale yelJowi^h white with a slight whitish 

 bloom; flesh firm, juicy, pale yellow or amber, tender with a sweet but slightly 

 unpleasant fiavor; pit "free; quality rather poor. Season July 26; size medium to 

 large. A profuse bearer but too poor in quality and too unattractive to become 

 popular. 



Red June. — Tree quite vigorous, upright. Fruit roundish to roundish ovate; stalk 

 one-half inch long, stout, generally remains on the spurs; cavity shallow, regular; 

 apex prominent, slightly conical; suture distinct, more than one-half around; color 

 dark reddish purple, with many yellow dots and a light lilac bloom; flesh yellow, 

 fine grained, tender, juicy, mild, rich, sweet, very good; pit rather small, oval, 

 moderately plump, quite firm; quality good. Season August 10; size large to very 

 large. A very promising variety either for home u.se or market. 



Red Nagate. — Quite vigorous with a roundish, upright head. Fruit roundish, 

 ovate, tapering towards the apex; stalk ore hnlf inch Inng. s!oul; cavity rather 

 broad and deep; apex not distinct; suture well marked, one-half around; color dark, 

 duil red, witn minute yelloAv specks; bloom lighi, lilac; flesh very juicy, yellow, 

 tender, sweet; pit small, oval, plump, cling; quality good. Season August 20; size 

 large to very large, quite productive. Resembles Red June in most respects, but it 

 seems to be ten days later. 



Satsuma. — Trees quite vigorous, somewhat upright but with spreading branches. 

 Fruit large, roundish, with one side enlarged; cavity medium; stilk five-eighths inch 

 long, stout; apex distinct, conical; suture distinct; color dark purplish red. with 

 many minute yellowish specks and a slight pinkish b'oom; flesh dark purple, tender, 

 juicy, with a mild, vinous fiavor; pit small, ovai, moderately plump, cling; quality 

 good; ripe August 20; quite productive; young wood brownish red. One of the 

 most desirable varieties for canning purposes. 



Shiro Smomo.— Trees quite vigorous with a roundish head. Fruit small, roundish, 

 a slight bluish white bloom; flesh fine grained, tender, moderately juicy, whitish 

 ovate, with one side slightly enlarged; cavity broad and rather deep; stalk one-half 

 inch long; apex prominent; suture distinct, one-half around; color dark pui-ple with 



