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good." Dr. A. B. Dennis says that its good points are easi- 

 ness and high quality. 



Irene. — Fruit oval; size very small; cavity shallow; 

 suture a line; color dark coppery red; dots very minute; 

 bloom bluish; skin thick and tough; flesh yellow, firm; stone 

 small, oval, not flattened, cling; quality poor; season late. 



Originated with D. B. Wier, Illinois. Worthless. 



Ironclad (Illinois Ironclad). — Fruit round oval; size 

 medium; cavity medium deep, flaring; stem slender; suture 

 shallow; color dark dull red; dots many, small, yellow; 

 bloom thick, blue; skin thick; flesh yellow; stone medium 

 large, round oval, flattened, cling; flavor sweetish; quality 

 fair to good; season medium. 



A wild variety from Illinois introduced by Stark Brothers, 

 Missouri, in 1890. 



Isaac. — A wild variety from near Lincoln, Nebraska, de- 

 scribed as "small, roundish oblong, green ground blushed with 

 purplish-red, cling; August 25 to September 10 (Maryland). 

 Too small, will be discontinued." — J. W. Kerr. 



Isabella. — "Parentage unknown. Originated in 1893 

 Tree rather low and spreading. Fruit medium to large, round 

 as a shot, dark red on yellow ground, fine quality, very pro 

 ductive. ivlidseason."— Description of the originator, H. A, 

 Terry, Iowa. 



Ivason. — "Large, round oblong, purplish-red, semi-cling 

 August 10-20." — J. \V. Kerr, Maryland. "A strong growing 

 tree; fruit looks and tastes much like Wyant. but is distinct 

 and larger." — M S. Hubbell, Toledo, Ohio. Origin, Iowa. 



Jessie. — Fruit oval ; size medium ; cavity shallow, abrupt ; 

 suture a line ; apex slightly pointed ; color dark red ; dots 

 many, vefy minute, white : bloom blue ; skin tough ; flesh 

 yellow; stone broadly elliptical, flat, cling; quality good; 

 season last of July in southern Kansas. 



A wild variety introduced by Martin Nursery Co., Win- 

 field, Kansas, about 1892. 



Joe Hooker. — Fruit round oval ; size medium or larger ; 

 cavity shallow; suture a line; color red; bloom blue; skin 

 thick ; flesh yellow ; stone cling ; season late ; tree dwarfish, 

 with a very odd and characteristic habit. 



Jones. — Fruit oblong : size medium to large ; color red 

 mottled; stone cling; season medium to late. 



Originated under cultivation with Mrs. Owen Jones, Cres- 

 cent, Iow^. in 2880, Introduced by H. A. Terry in 1895. 



