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irregular; suture indistinct; stem rather slender, medium in length; cavity often shallow; 

 skin glossy, changing to nearly black; flesh colored, juicy, tender, sweet; ripens late in 

 June. 



Tardive d'Avignon. P. avium, i. Mortillet Le Cerisier 2:153, 154 fig. 39, 155. 1866. 

 2. Leroy Diet. Pom. 5:395, 396 fig. 1877. 



This variety is grown at Avignon, Vaucluse, France. Tree vigorous, large; fruit 

 usually attached in pairs, of medium size, compressed at the base, mamelon at the apex; 

 suture indistinct; stem very long, slender, set in a broad, shallow cavity; apex prominent; 

 skin thin but firm, dark glossy red, never becoming black, easily detached from the pulp; 

 flesh clear blood-red netted with white, tender, juicy, sweet, with pronounced acidity; 

 first quality; pit small, roundish, moderately grooved; matures at the beginning of July. 

 Tardive de Brederode. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:156. 1882. 



Leaves and flowers described. 

 Tardive Noire d'Espagne. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:162. 1882. 



Mentioned in the reference given. 

 Tardive de Peine. Species? i. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:162. 1882. 



Listed without a description. 

 Tecumseh. P. avium. 1. Elliott Fr. Book 203. 1854. 2. Mag. Hort. 19:167, 16S. 

 1853. 3. Mas Pom. Gen. 11:65, 66, fig. 33. 1882. 



Tecumseh was raised in 1842 by Professor J. P. Kirtland, Cleveland, Ohio, from a pit 

 of Yellow Spanish, probably fertilized by Black Tartarian, Black Mazzard, or May Duke. 

 Tree moderately vigorous, spreading, hardy, productive; fruit medium to large, obtuse- 

 cordate, compressed, with a broad, shallow suture; stem long, moderately thick; skin thin, 

 tender, deep reddish-purple changing to purplish-black, glossy, sometimes mottled with 

 red; flesh reddish-purple, rather tender, very juicy, sweet yet sprightly but not high 

 flavored; quality good; stone medium in size, smooth, rotmd, slightly elongated; ripens 

 from the middle to the end of July. 

 Temple. P. avium X P. eerasus. i. Col. 0. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 31. 1892. 



Temple is a large Duke, subacid in flavor, ripening about June loth. Tree an upright 

 grower. 



Terry. P. eerasus. i. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 168. 1897. 2. Del. Sta. An. Rpt. 12:122. 

 1900. ■^. Budd-Hansen Am. Hort. Man. 2:283. 1903. 



Terry Early. 4. Stark Bros. Cat. 21. 19 10. 



Terry was probably imported by H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa, from Russia. Tree 

 moderately upright, hardy; fruit of medium size, roundish, flattened laterally; suture 

 indistinct; stem medium long; cavity shallow; skin tough, slightly astringent, deep red; 

 flesh meaty, subacid, colored; stone small, roundish; ripens the middle of June. 

 Thirty Day. Species? i. Col. 0. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 9. 1890. 



Thirty Day is said to ripen thirty days from the time of blossoming. It was grown 

 by a Mr. Irwin of Fairfield County, Ohio; fruit large and of excellent quality. 

 Thompson. P. avium, i. Wickson Cat. Fruits 290. 1889. 



Thompson is a seedling of Black Tartarian, which it closely resembles, from Napa 

 County, California. Tree hardier and the fruit firmer than Black Tartarian. 



