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Dartmouth. — Topworked on a bearing tree in 1888 and pro- 

 duced its first fruit in 1894. The tree is a slow grower with 

 almost erect branches. It has not as j^et been productive here. 



Fruit medium to large, very attractive, oblate or roundish oblate, ribbed; 

 stem long and slender, often bracted, set in a broad, deep russeted cavity; 

 basin rather broad, shallow; calyx small, with lobes long and reflexed; 

 skin pale yellow, almost entirely overlaid with bright red deepening to a 

 darii red or purple on exposed side, dotted with yellow and covered witli 

 a heavy bluish bloom. Flesh yellowish, tinged with red next to the sliin, 

 fine-grained, juicy, mild sub-aoid, good quality and fiavor; core large, 

 open. Season, August. 



Minnesota. — Fruit large, roundish, sides usually unequal, ribbed; cavity 

 narrow, shallow; stem slender, medium long, often bracted; basin very 

 shallow, corrugated; calyx large, closed, lobes reflexed. Sliin pale yellow, 

 blushed or mottled on sunny side, dotted with small yellow or russet dots, 

 covered with a vey thin white bloom. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, nearly 

 sweet, slightly astringeurt; core large, closed. Season, September. The 

 tree makes a moderate growth, branches spreading. It has not been pro- 

 ductive here. 



