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completely oblong. Flesh not as deep colored as Coral, but quite crisp, 

 spi-ightly subacid, and by many would be jireferred to Coral, although 

 it is not as rich. December to March. 



Coral. 



This variety has the same origin as Chicago. 



Fruit small, conical flattened at ends ; rich warm yellow ground, 

 with a vermilion cheek. Stalk long, slender, set in a narrow, acute cav- 

 ity, slightly russeted. Calyx closed, surrounded with corrugated 

 ridges, but with little or no basin. Flesh yellowish, crisp, sprightly, 

 juicy, rich, mild subacid, almost tender. An early winter sort, keej)ing 

 until about February. 



Currant Crab. 



The fruits of this kind are of the size of currants, and are borne like 

 them in clusters ; they are round, a little compressed towards the ends. 

 Color red, slightly striped with deep red. It is ornamental in its flowers 

 as well as its fruits. 



Double Flowering Chinese Crab. 



Double Flowering Apple. 



This very beautiful crab-tree from China, which produces a small 

 green fruit, of no value, is highly admired for its showy blossoms. 

 These are large, tipped with deep red in the bud, but when open are of 

 a pale rose color, semi-double, lai'ge, and produced in fine clusters. It 

 is an exceedingly ornamental, small tree, growing from ten to twenty 

 feet in height. 



Double White Siberian Crab. 



Fruit roundish, irregular, swollen on one side. Color red carmine 

 on the sunny side, green on the shaded side, covered with a white bloom. 

 Flowers large double white, very ornamental. 



Foxley Crab. 



Raised by Thomas Andrew Knight, England, from seed of the Cherry 

 Crab. Tree hardy. Fruit ])roduced in clusters. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, golden yellow. Stalk long. Flesh 

 yellow, crisp, jnicy, subacid. 



Fragrant. 



The flowers of this variety are very fragrant. 



Fruit small, oblate, green, with whitish dots. Flesh inferior. 



General Grant. 



Size large for a crab, round, oblate, warm yellow ground, with 

 broken stiipes of dark, becoming, on the sun-exposed side, entirely red, 

 and very dark, almost black red, with a few minute light dots. Stalk 

 fcleuuer. Cavity open, moderately deep. Calyx closed. Basin broad,. 



