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flattened, cling; quality good; season medium early. A good 

 pollen bearer for other varieties. 



Cluck. — Fruit oval ; size medium to large ; cavity shal- 

 low ; color bright red ; dots many, small ; bloom white ; skin 

 tough; flesh yellow, soft; stone medium size, oval, but little 

 flattened, cling ; quality fair to good ; season late. 



This new and promising variety originated with George 

 Cluck, near Austin. Texas, and was introduced in 1896 by F. T. 

 Ramsey. It is very late in blossoming (for a Chicasaw) 



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coming in with many of the Wildgoose group, so that it may 

 perhaps prove useful for the pollination of such varieties as 

 Miner, Sophie, Charles Downing, Dunlop, James Vick and 

 Forest Rose. 



Coletta. — Fruit medium to large, roand or oblong; light 

 red ; skin tough ; flesh yellow ; stone cling ; flavor good when 

 fully ripe. Tree rather upright and thorny, hardy, early. 



Originated with G. Onderdonk in southern Texas, who 

 introduced it in 1874. There are several better. 



Drouth King. — Fruit oval ; size small ; cavity very shal- 

 low; stem slender; color bright red; dots many, conspicuous; 



