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Fulton. Origin, Fulton Co., Illinois; tree large, vigorous, an 

 annual bearer, productive. 



Fruit medium to rather large, regular, oblate truncated, often 

 oblique, surface rich light yellow with handsome deep crimson blush 

 on sunny side, blush overlaid with whitish; dots distinct, numerous, 

 large, gray; cavity deep, wide, obtuse, with radiate russet; stem 

 medium, stout; basin wide, very shallow, smooth or slightly wrink- 

 led; calyx half open; segments small, flat convergent. Core closed, 



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round, small, clasping, sessile; cells obovate, slit; tube funnel- 

 shaped; stamens median; seeds many, v small, plump, short; flesh 

 yellowish, tender, juicy, fine-grained, mild aromatic subacid, almost 

 sweet, very good. November to February. 



Gano. Origin, Missouri; a seedling of Ben Davis, much grown in 

 its native state. It may be described in brief as a solid-colored Ben 

 Davis, the broad dark crimson splashes being lost in the depth of col- 

 oring, and is a fruit of very attractive appearance. The Black Ben 

 Davis resembles Gano closely and for a time the two were considered 

 identical. The basin of Gano is nearly smooth and more abrupt; the 

 seeds are larger ; the calyx tube is funnel-shaped with usually a long 

 slender stem to the funnel ; stamens marginal ; cells obovate, nearly 

 entire; flesh like that of Ben Davis, season the same. Many regard 

 Gano somewhat superior to Ben Davis in quality. 



