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nuts of the very largest size and as sweet as the 

 American chestnut." 



(3) Two Quinces, named respectively the Van 

 Deman and Santa Rosa, the former named in 

 honor of the Chief of the Pomological Depart- 

 ment of the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, who had particularly admired it. 

 A new Japan quince named Alpha, and a new 

 flowering quince named Dazzle. 



(4) Plums and Prunes. These comprised ten 

 new varieties or hybrids, for the most part bear- 

 ing numbers only, but including the Golden, the 

 Delaware, the Shipper, and the plums that 

 afterward were famous as the Wickson and 

 America; also the Giant and Splendor prunes. 



(5) Hybrid and crossbred Berries. Here 

 there are nineteen new varieties, including the 

 Japanese Golden Mayberry, the Primus berry, 

 the berry named Humboldt, afterward changed 

 by the purchaser to Phenomenal, and the Para- 

 dox, Autumn Giant, and Eureka. The strange 

 raspberry-strawberry hybrids are also described 

 and pictured, although not offered for sale. 



(6) Seedling Roses and rose hybrids. There 

 are five named or numbered varieties in this list, 

 including the Peachblow and the one afterward 

 known as Santa Rosa, and one named later Bur- 

 bank by the purchaser. A number of Rugosa 



