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well. It is moderately prolific, the fruit quite large, and ripen 

 ing as it does, quite late in the season, combined with the habit of 

 hanging long after ripe, and its rich, spright 

 ly, sub-acid juice, must render it extremely 

 popular, when it becomes fully known. 



Fruit, quite large, round, elongated, sides 

 compressed, smooth, glossy, regular surface; 

 suture, shallow, half round, followed by a 

 marked line, terminating at base, in a knob 

 by projection ; color, bright lively red, mar 

 bled and mottled on amber ; grown in the 

 sun, it is mostly red ; flesh, pinkish yellow, 

 with radiating lines, distinct, but irregular 

 in form, tender, and when fully ripe, sepa 

 rating freely from the stone, often even ex 

 hibiting a hollow, vacant space, between pit 

 and flesh, high, sprightly, slightly acid 

 flavor ; pit, rather large, oblong, rounded ; 

 stalk, two inches long, generally slender. 

 Season, twelfth to twentieth July. 



JOC-O-SOT. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland, in 1842, and 

 named after a noble Sioux chief, who died at 

 Cleveland, in 1844. Tree thrifty, half spread 

 ing, or round-headed, and productive. 



Fruit, large, very regular, uniform, heart- 

 shape, slightly obtuse, and with a deep inden 

 tation at apex ; sides, compressed ; suture, 

 broad, half round, followed with a dark line, 

 and often a knob-like projection ; surface, un 

 even ; color, rich, glossy, dark liver-color, al 

 most black ; flesh, with indistinct radiating 

 lines, dark liver-color, tender, juicy, with a 

 rich, sweet flavor ; pit, below medium size, 

 regular, smooth ; stem, long, and of medium 

 size. Season, near the last of June. 



