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Surface yellowish, striped and shaded with red ; dots numerous, whit- 

 ish or bronze. Flesh yellow, very tender, juicy. Flavor mild, sub- 

 acid. Very good. Early fall. 



MATTAMUSKEET: 



Tree vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, roundish, oblate, conic. 

 Surface yellow, shaded and splashed with light and dark red. Flesh 

 whitish yellow, crisp. Flavor brisk, subacid. Good only in Eastern 

 North Carolina. Late winter. 

 MOTHER: 



Tree upright, rather slender, vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, 

 roundish, conic. Cavity deep, acute, often a little russeted ; basin 

 small, corrugated. Calyx closed. Surface golden yellow, almost 

 wholly covered with rich, warm red, splashed and striped with deeper 

 red ; dots numerous, minute, light russet. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy. 

 Flavor rich, aromatic, subacid. Core medium, closed ; seeds numer- 

 ous. Best. Early winter. 

 NORTHERN SPY: 



Tree upright, spreading with age, productive. Fruit large, round- 

 ish, oblong, conical. Cavity wide, deep, sometimes russeted; basin 

 narrow, abrupt, furrowed. Calyx small, closed. Surface smooth, 

 greenish yellow, thinly covered with light and dark red stripes, over- 

 laid with thin whitish bloom ; dots obscure, few, yellow. Flesh white, 

 fine-grained, tender, juicy. Flavor spicy, subacid. Core large, open ; 

 seeds numerous, short, plump. Very good. Winter. 

 OLDENBURG (DUCHESS): 



Tree hardy, upright, spreading. Fruit medium, regular, roundish, 

 oblate ; cavity deep,, regular, acute ; basin abrupt, regular. Calyx 

 medium, closed. Surface smooth, yellow, almost wholly covered with 

 red stripes and splashes; dots white, numerous, minute. Flesh 

 white, juicy. Flavor sprightly, subacid. Good. Late summer. 



RED ASTRACHAN: 



Tree upright, vigorous, spreading, productive. Fruit medium 

 roundish, conical. Cavity shallow, regular, obtuse, russeted; basin 

 shallow, smooth. Calyx small, closed. Surface smooth, greenish yel- 

 low, almost entirely covered with mottled and striped red crimson. 

 Flesh white, crisp, moderately juicy. Flavor brisk, acid. Very good. 

 Summer. 

 RED JUNE: 



Tree erect, vigorous, productive, hardy. Fruit medium size, irreg- 

 ular, roundish, oblong, conic; cavity narrow, regular, acute, with 

 slight trace of russet; basin narrow, smooth or slightly corrugated. 

 Calyx closed. Surface smooth, rich her ; dots minute, obscure. Flesh 

 finely grained, white, tender, juicy. Flavor agreeable, subacid. Core 

 rather large; seeds black-brown, numerous. Good. Early market. 



