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PONTIAC. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842 ; soil 

 gravelly. Tree, upright, rounded form, 

 slightly spreading, vigorous, healthy habit ; 

 flowers, above medium size, opening in suc 

 cession ; regularly productive. 



Fruit, large, obtuse heart shape, sides 

 compressed; color, dark purplish red, ap 

 proaching to black when fully ripe ; flesh, 

 purplish red, radiating lines irregular, half 

 tender, juicy, sw r eet and agreeable ; pit, 

 medium, smooth, parts freely from the 

 flesh ; stem, varying from long to short, in 

 serted in a broad, open cavity. Season, 

 last of June. 



POWHATTAN. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842; soil gravelly. Tree, vigorous, 

 healthy, round headed, productive. 



Fruit, medium, size, uniform, roundish, flattened or compressed 

 on sides, surface irregular ; color, liver like, highly polished ; suture, 

 half round ; flesh, rich purplish red, marbled, radiating lines obscure, 

 half tender, juicy, sweet, pleasant, but not high flavor ; pit, small, 

 round, elongated; stem, medium. Season, late; 8th to 15th July. 



For profitable market purposes this is one of the very best ; the 

 fruit ripening late, and all being uniform and regular in size. 



ROCKPORT. 



Rockport Bigarreau. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland in 1842; gravelly loam. Tree, strong, 

 vigorous grower, forming a very upright habit, more resembling the 

 Black Tartarian than any other variety we know. It is one of the 

 first, of Prof. Kirtland s seedlings, that was described, and feeling 

 interested in its success, in various parts of the States we distributed 

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