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Amarelle Hative. (Morello Hative) (Early Amarelle) Montmorency : 

 Imported by Prof. Budd and disseminated by him. H. A. Terry of 

 Crescent, Iowa, reports it as a good bearer ; fruit resembling Early 

 Richmond in appearance and very good for canning. It does not seem to 

 possess any qualities which would justify its extensive planting or supersed- 

 ing varieties commonly grown. 



Baldwin. Morello: This variety is reported by S. J. Baldwin of Seneca, 

 Kans., who introduced it, to be from a sprout of the Early Richmond. 



It is reported by some growers to be almost identical with Northwest 

 or Wier's No. 29. In foliage and growth of tree there is considerable dif- 

 ference. The Northwest has an obovate leaf with serrate margin, while the 

 Baldwin has an ovate leaf with crenate margin. The leaf of the former is 

 thin and even, while the latter is thick and rugose. The Baldwin has a 

 strong, spreading top, while the Northwest is more slender and upright. 

 The twigs of the former are larger and heavier. It is a very promising sort. 



Bessarabian. (No. 62) , Brusseler Braune : Imported by Prof. Budd 

 in 1885, and has been widely disseminated as Number 62. 



Color dark red to almost black at maturity ; size medium ; stem long 

 and slender i ^ inches to 2 inches long. Cavity shallow and broad ; suture 

 very indistinct ; skin tough and thin ; apex slightly depressed ; flesh colored 

 and meaty ; juice colored ; quality good ; flavor, acid with slight astring- 

 ency ; season, July ist. 



The fruit colors deeply some time before maturity, and if picked 

 as soon as colored, is acid and astringent, but when ripened on the 

 tree it has a pleasant flavor. 



Brusseler Braune. (Griotte du Nord), Brusseler Braune: Form, round- 

 ish, heart shaped ; size medium to large ; stem, moderately stout, long, 

 i^ inches; cavity, narrow, deep, slightly lipped in some specimens ; apex, 

 roundish, flattened ; skin, thin and tender ; color, dark red ; flesh firm, 

 crisp with pinkish juice ; quality, good ; flavor, sprightly acid. 



Tree medium to large, very upright, quite compact ; branches long, 

 slender, sometimes pendulous ; twigs are light gray with numerous lenti- 

 cles ; leaf medium thick, slightly roughened ; dark green on upper surface, 

 much lighter below ; narrow, obovate, sometimes elliptical, serrated ; often 

 poor bearer ; very late in ripening, July 15 to 25. 



Prof. Budd introduced this variety in 1883 from Russia, and states it 

 is greatly prized on the sandy plains of East Poland. There is great con- 

 fusion in the nomenclature of this variety. The Lutovka, George Glass, 

 Orel No. 27, and Bessarabian are sometimes mistaken for it, but they vary 

 considerably, both in tree and fruit, and can be readily distinguished. 

 Brusseler Braune is more valuable than any of them, and in some localities 

 may prove to be a good, regular bearer, but here in Iowa is a very un- 

 certain, light bearer. 



Corning. Morello or Brusseler Braune : Originated by A. F. Collman, 

 Corning, Iowa. Fruit, heart shaped, medium or above ; cavity, modera- 

 tely deep and narrow ; stem, medium, stout, i to i^ inches ; suture, want- 

 ing ; apex, slightly flattened ; skin, moderately thick and tender ; color, 

 red ; flesh, firm and breaking ; juice, slightly colored ; stone, medium, 

 ovate ; quality, good ; flavor, briskly sub-acid ; cross between Wragg and 

 Lutovka ; season, late; a promising sort; productive. 



