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22. Tonkovetka. — Fruit moderate size; form conical; color yellow, with 

 red on the sunny side ; flesh porous ; ripens in the beginning of August, and 

 keeps till September. Tree hardy, fine, productive and commendable for com- 

 mercial orchards. 



23. Tsar. — Fruit moderate size ; form conical ; color yellow, red on the 

 sunny side ; flesh soft, mellow and agreeable ; flavor ^mild ; ripens in the month 

 of August and keeps till September. Tree very firm and wonderfully produc. 

 tive ; pyramidal in form. 



24. Tchebichk. — As yet little tried. 



25. Poire Livre. — Fruit large, sufficiently desirable. Tree hardy. 



26. Cheropay. — As yet little known. 



With regard to plums and cherries, Mr. Mitschurin has cultivated twenty- 

 three varieties. Among them he has tried some fine varieties of his own grow- 

 ing. The said catalogue mentions the following varieties of plums : — 



1. Sainte Catharine Bleue. — Fruit large ; color blue ; flavor excellent. 

 Ripens toward the end of August. Tree hardy. 



2. Nikolski Blanche. — Fruit moderate size ; color greenish white ; flavor 

 excellent ; very productive. Tree durable. 



Fio. 685. — Tablotchkof Plum. 



3. Progrh. — A seedling grown by Mr. Mitschurin. Fruit large ; form 

 oval ; color red ; flesh mild. Ripens in the beginning of August. Tree par- 

 ticularly hardy. 



4. Moore^s Arctic. — An American variety which endures well the climate 

 of Tambow. 



5. Reine Claude Mitschurin. — A new sort from the seed of Washington 

 plum. Tree sufficiently hardy. 



6. Reine Claude Verte Nouvelle, — Grown from the seed of the green Reine 

 Claude. Tree hardy. 



