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Oakland No. 29. Size 6; weight 6^ ounces; form smooth, round; 

 color yellowish white, mostly covered with red in stripes, splashes 

 and marblings; stem short, medium, slender, in a medium cavity; 

 calyx closed, in a medium plaited basin; flesh white, sometimes 

 stained with red, fine, firm, juicy; flavor a pleasant acid; season, 

 early winter. 



Oakland No. 30. Size 5; weight 5 ounces; form smooth, oblate; 

 color a bright crimson red over a yellow ground; stem medium, 

 long, slender, in a broad, medium deep cavity; calyx closed in a 

 deep basin; flesh yellow, stained red next to the skin, fine grained, 

 firm, juicy; flavor delicious sub-acid; season, October and later. 



Oakland No. 41. Size 4; weight 4% ounces; form long, cylindrical, 

 slightly angular; color yellow, inostly covered with red in stripes 

 and marblings; stem medium; cavity narrow; calyx rather large, in 

 broad shallow basin; flesh light yellow, nearly fine, tender but 

 solid, juicy; flavor a brisk sub-acid, good; season, early winter. 



Eberhard Seedling. Size 6, weight 6)4^ ounces; form round conical; 

 color greenish yellow marbled and striped or splashed with car- 

 mine and crimson red; stem long, medium, in a rough, medium 

 deep green russeted cavity; calyx small, closed; basin narrow, 

 wrinkled; flesh greenish yellow, nearly fine, firm, crisp, juicy; flavor 

 sprightly sub-acid, good; season, November to March. 



Philip's seedling sweet, '^Eureka." Size 6 to 7; weight 6^^ ounces; 

 form oblate, tapering towards the eye; color yellowish green, striped 

 with purplish red; stem medium long in a broad, deep green rus- 

 seted cavity; calyx large, in a broad regular, nearly smooth basin; 

 flesh white, fine grained; flavor sweet or slightly sub-acid; quality 

 very good; season, winter. 



Milwaukee. Size 6 to 7; weight 7% ounces; form smooth, roundish 

 oblate; color yellowish green, striped and splashed with purplish 

 red; stalk short, in a broad, deep brown russeted cavity; calyx large, 

 half open in an abrupt, deep cavity; flesh greenish yellow, nearly 

 fine, tender and juicy; flavor pleasant acid; season, November and 

 later. The core is small and a little open. Origin. — This variety orig- 

 inated at Milwaukee, Wis., and is said to show great promise. 



Gen. Le Due's Seedling. Size 6; form roundish, somewhat flat- 

 tened at the ends; color, when ripe, a yellowish ground, inostly cov- 

 ered with red in stripes and splashes; stem medium long in a deep 

 funnel-shaped, russeted cavity; calyx rather large, in a deep, med- 

 ium narrow basin; flesh yellow, stained with red; flavor sub-acid, 

 very good; season, winter. This fruit bears a strong resemblance to 

 the Wealthy, but, from the single specimens I have examined, I 

 should judge it to be a better keeper. I have not seen the tree, but 

 Mr. Le Due writes that the tree appears to be entirely hardy, shows 

 no signs of blight or sun-scald and the fruit hangs on well. Its 

 parentage is unknown. It is one of a lot of three or four thousand 

 seedlings, only two of which have grown to bear fruit. The other 

 one bears fruit no larger than a hickory nut. 



Townsend Seedling. Size 5 to 6; weight 6 ounces; form round ob- 

 late; color greenish yellow, mostly covered with a deep carmine red; 

 stem short, medium; cavity regular, medium deep, russeted; calyx 



