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thin, smooth, finely and regularly serrate, petiole slender, 

 slightly glandular. 



Specimens from the originator, J. S. Breece, North Caro- 

 lina. Has strongly the appearance of a Japanese-Chicasaw 

 hybrid, the latter species predominating as usual. It is one of 

 the most beautiful fruits yet seen. 



Daniel Weeping. — This tree, which I have seen growing 

 in the Cornell university orchards, has the aspect of a hybrid, 

 though no record of its origin is accessible. 



The tree is bushy spreading and drooping; leaves thick 

 and tough, ovate, acute pointed, rounded at the base, finely 

 and smoothly crenulate, petioles short and strong with 2-4 

 glands, stipules often present with younger leaves. 



Originated with Dr. Daniel, Louisiana. Sent out by J. L. 

 Normand. 



Emerald. — Said by the originator to be P. triHora x P. 

 americana. Fruit roundish, large, greenish-yellow, marbled 

 with coppery red ; flesh yellowish, translucent, with yellow 

 veins, rather tender, stringy, juicy; mild subacid, almost 

 sweet ; good to very good. — Description by W. A. Taylor, 

 Department Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Tree somewhat resembles a young thrifty Early Rich- 

 mond cherry ; bark on stem of tree is spotted, with cork-like 

 excrescences ; buds very conspicuous, large, long, Americana- 

 like ; more productive and better for canning than Burbank ; 

 hardy and fruitful where Burbank fails in fruit bud. (Theo- 

 dore Williams.) Originated under cultivation with Mr. Wil- 

 liams by crossing Burbank with Brittlewood, and planted in 

 1896. Fruit highly spoken of by Professor Craig. 



Excelsior. — From seed of Kelsey pollinated by Wildgoose 

 or DeCaradeuc, probablv the former. This would be P. 

 triHora x P. hortidana. This variety is conspicuously a hybrid. 

 Its character suggests Wildgoose, though a comparison of the 

 blossoming seasons of Kelsey, Wildgoose and DeCaradeuc in 

 Florida would make it seem very likely that the pollen-bearing 

 parent was DeCaradeuc. 



Fruit medium or large, flattened, or a trifle pointed like 

 Abundance ; no suture ; color deep solid wine-red, with very 

 minute, almost invisible, white dots and heavy light-bluish 

 bloom; stem short; skin firm and without astringency; flesh 

 firm, yellowish, with reddish color toward the pit ; stone flat- 

 tened, medium size; quality fine; season June 15 in Florida, 

 July 20 in Maryland. Tree vase form, with long slender 

 branches; leaves rather large, moderately narrow, oval, 

 tapering above.^ tapering or somewhat rounded at the base, 

 glabrous, margin finely irregular crenulate, with prominent 

 but minute glands, petiole rather short, with 1-3 small glands ; 

 flowers small, scattered, white. 



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