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broad, shallow cavity; calyx closed in a small, shallow basin; riesh green, 

 a little coarse; flavor acid; use Icitchen; season, late winter; tree annual, 

 a profuse bearer. 



Hume's Seedling, Faribault Co: Size 5; form round; color light 

 yellow when fully ripe and showing many whitish dots under the skin; 

 short stem, in a slightly irregular greenish cavity; calyx partly open; 

 basin deep, angular, the angles extending well out into the sides of the 

 fruit; flesh yellow, flne-grained, juicy, rich, subacid flavor; season, 

 November. We should estimate the hardiness about same as Wealthy, 

 while the quality is better; may prove valuable topworked on hardy 

 stocks. 



Campbell's Seedling, No. 2: Size 4 to 5; form round conic; color 

 clear yellow, striped with light red; stem medium in a broad, deep, 

 striped cavity; calyx open; basin small, wrinkled; flesh nearly white, a 

 little coarse-grained, juicy, subacid, sweet flavor; use dessert; season, 

 October; tree 17 years old, strong upright grower. 



Campbell's No. 6: Size 4 to 5; form roundish; color straw yellow; 

 flesh, yellowish-white, flne-grained; flavor sprightly, subacid, good; stem 

 medium, set in a rather broad, medium deep, greenish cavity; calyx 

 small, closed, set in abroad, rather shallow, wrinkled basin; core, medium, 

 closed; season, September; use, table and market. 



Campbell's No. 8: Size 4; form round, oval; color yellow, striped light 

 red; stem short in narrow cavity, calyx closed in a shallow basin; core 

 medium; flesh yellowish, tender, juicy subacid; season, October. 



Campbell's No. 9: Size 5 to 6; form roundish; color yellow, thickly 

 studded with greenish dots; stem long and slender, in a deep russeted cav- 

 ity, rays of russet often extending out on the sides of the fruit; calyx 

 partly open in a broad wrinkled basin; flesh yellowish-white, flne-grained, 

 juicy subacid; season, October. 



Campbell's No. 11: Size 4 to 5; form round somewhat flattened at the 

 ends; color light yellow and red striped; stem short; cavity, small; calyx 

 open on a nearly flush corrugated basin; flesh nearly white, shading red, 

 fine grained; flavor pleasant acid; season, October. 



Lacqua Seedling, Wabasha Co: Size 5; form flattish round; 

 color greenish-yellow, mostly covered with red stripes and splashes and 

 thickly covered with fine gray dots; stem stout, medium long in a broad 

 medium deep cavity, green at the base of stem; calyx small, partly open 

 in a medium corugated basin; flesh greenish-white; flavor subacid, only 

 fair; season, December; from seed of Oldenburg. 



Selbe Seedling, Fillmore Co: Size 5; form round; color pale yel- 

 low, splashed light red and striped deeper red; stem short, in a narrow 

 deep green cavity; calyx closed in an abrupt corrugated medium deep 

 basin; flesh nearly white, flne-grained, fine subacid flavor; season, No- 

 vember and December. Tree 25 years old produced three barrels of fruit 

 in 1892. I have not been able to visit and examine it yet. 



Walker's Seedling, Spring Valley: From sample received by mail. 

 Size 6; form flattish round; color greenish-yellow, nearly covered with 

 stripes and splashes of red: flesh yellow; flavor subacid; stem short; 

 cavity broad and shallow; calyx open; basin deep; season, September; 

 from seed of Oldenburg. 



